Educating Rita by Willy Russell'Educating Rita' explores the way in which a woman, in her early twenties, Rita, must deal with everyday life, changing conflicts and the different phases of his educational journey. The play is based on the life of Willy Russell. At the beginning of the play, Frank is a more relaxed character. Rita is a hyperactive and open-minded character, looking for adventures. She comes from working class society and tries to become educated and respected. Frank on the other hand comes from upper class society, well educated but has lost much of his respect due to drinking. As the show progresses, Frank begins to show a romantic and affectionate side of himself towards Rita, she begins to distance herself from Frank as she makes new friends and as she becomes more educated, creating a sense of jealousy in Frank . Russell focuses on Frank's actions. at the beginning of the game. Frank is a laid-back character who gets high on alcohol "He joyfully moves to the Dickens section and pulls out a stack of books to reveal a bottle of whisky." The quote implies that Frank secretly drinks and hides his alcohol from the sight of others. The quote could also be used as a metaphor where alcohol is his real life hidden from other people. He feels guilty about drinking, yet feels obligated and destined to do so. The language Frank uses is much higher class than Rita. He says he swears a lot. Even though he never swore once in the show. This could be a sign of respect towards Rita, since she is a woman. These signs show that he has grown up well, even if he has just stopped caring about others. “Come down and put your head in the oven.” This quote is from a phone conversation with his girlfriend Julia. He is quite mean to her, from the quote we can find out that the relationship will not last. Show dislike towards him. His attitude towards life is very boring; he is a less renowned poet who hasn't written a poem in a long time most likely due to his wife leaving him.