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    expectations and context. Willy Russell’s educating Rita explores the transitions of the characters Rita and Frank through their intellectual and emotional growth as people through the overcoming of challenges‚ leading to a change in attitude‚ views‚ and ideas. Shrinking women composed by Lily Myers showcases her transition into a new phase of her life through her observation of gender expectations and stereotypes present in society that are subconsciously

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    Willy Russel’s 1985 play Educating Rita is a story of a women’s struggle escape her repetitive boring working class life and move into a wider‚ educated world. Russel uses characters‚ settings and many techniques to effectively explore this potentially difficult topic in an interesting and entertaining way. ‘Into the world’ is a potentially difficult topic in that it involves person‚ life-changing events that may become hard for the audience to relate to or understand. Russel avoids these problems

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    their life and they need to take their place in society. I will be talking about the play educating Rita by Willy Russel and relating it to the movie pretty woman by Garry marshal. In educating RitaRita wants to change. She is being pressured by her husband Denny‚ to stay the same “he’s blind‚ he doesn’t want to see”. He’s happy living in the same old suburb watching the same old BBC programs‚ whereas Rita wants to discover herself. This discovery comes in the form of education. She wants to

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    is an inherent part of moving ‘into the world’. Willy Russell’s play Educating Rita‚ shows us that attitude is important for change and growing ‘into the world’. The new experiences can be problematic but it’s up to the individual to prevail and conquer. It demonstrates to us that change involves taking risks leading to positive consequences of change. Opening the door provides new experiences for growth and change just like Rita opening the door to her lessons provides her the opportunity to

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    When someone moves into the world there are many challenges they must overcome such as attitudes‚ individuals and beliefs. In the playEducating Rita’ written by Willy Russel and ‘Gran Torino’ directed by Clint Eastwood‚ beliefs‚ attitudes and individuals are challenged. The protagonists have had to question their attitudes and beliefs before they could move ahead into the new world. The main ideas that are experienced are family‚ sacrifice and choice. Some of the techniques are symbolism‚ transition

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    Willy Russell made the character of Rita comical? The playEducating Rita’ was written by Willy Russell in the late 1970’s during a time of great social change. Willy Russell’s life was just like the character of Rita in the play making it autobiographical. He was born in Whiston which is just outside Liverpool. He was a hairdresser before he went back to college to pass his O level English Literature. ‘Educating Rita’ is a play about a 26 year old called Rita who goes back to university as a hairdresser

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    and her life during working at ‘Runway’. There is a change in Andrea’s clothing‚ attitude and perspective. She realises that she isn’t the person she use to be and that she has undergone a change to fulfil the needs of her new boss. LINK TO EDUCATING RITA: There are several links that ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ and

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    difficult to understand and come to terms with it. ‘Educating Rita’ was voted ‘Best Comedy of the year’ when performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1980. By 1983 it had risen to be the fourth most popular play on the British stage. Perhaps Willy Russell’s attitude towards his work might partly explain his appeal? As well as being concerned to pitch his work at the broadest possible audience he says that: “I really don’t want to write plays which are resigned‚ menopausal‚ despairing and whining

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    Educating Rita Quotation Act one Scene 1 1. Rita: “Do you get a lot of students like me?” Frank: “Not exactly‚ no...” 2. Rita: “You work for the ordinary university‚ don’t y’? With the real students.” 3. Rita: “If I pack the course in I’ll post it to y’.” 4. Rita: “But if you want change y’ have to do it from the inside.” 5. Frank: “I think you’re the first breath of air that’s been in this room for years.” 6. Frank: “I think you’re marvellous

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