Educating Rita - Contextual Background by Jessica Choi https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext A FAQ sheet on the playwright and the contextual background of the play! en-us 2019-09-20 07:49:59 UTC 2019-11-26 14:00:25 UTC hello@padlet.com How is Willy Russell similar to Rita in the play? jvchoi https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387042921 2019-09-20 08:18:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387042921 Why was he desperate to write Educating Rita? 1511371 https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387937029 2019-09-23 03:55:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387937029 Did women during that time not value education initially? 1510222 https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387937446 [ So many people, particularly women, have told me down the years that it was seeing this play that made them set about achieving their own education... ] ]]> 2019-09-23 03:57:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387937446 Does the narrow-mindedness of academia as reflected by Frank, and his jaded attitude towards it during Educating Rita as a whole reflect the past great status of the former British empire? 1411391 https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387937979 2019-09-23 04:00:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387937979 Is there any particular reason to why Russell wrote Rita the way she is? 1510222 https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387938136 [ personality... ambition... attitude ]]]> 2019-09-23 04:00:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387938136 How does this play encourage women empowerment? 1511112 https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387938305 2019-09-23 04:01:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387938305 What were the Working class during the time (eg.how did they live,jobs,characterization,etc) 1511371 https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387938447 2019-09-23 04:01:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387938447 What is the nature of education? 1511112 https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387938556 2019-09-23 04:02:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387938556 Were social classes so jarringly different during the time period that formal academia was solely controlled by upper class white men? Could Rita's character symbolise the defiance of that system? 1411391 https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387938806 2019-09-23 04:03:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387938806 How did Russel write Rita so that she can be easier for an actress to understand her? 1511371 https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387938846 2019-09-23 04:04:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387938846 Did the playwrights setting (library) affect what the play was about? 1511112 https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387938864 2019-09-23 04:04:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387938864 What’s the difference of working-class and middle-class for men and women? 15110512 https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387938923 2019-09-23 04:04:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387938923 Was Willy Russell viewed as an equal to other, wealthier poets at the time due to his low social status in his youth? Is Educating Rita a reflection of his insecurities or how he assimilated into a position of respect in literary academia? 1411391 https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387938999 2019-09-23 04:05:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387938999 How does Educating Rita feel as relevant today as it was almost 40 years ago 1511242 https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387939398 2019-09-23 04:06:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387939398 How does the change in costume display the change in character? Who evoked it? 1511112 https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387939798 2019-09-23 04:08:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387939798 From 2nd review-In what way did Rita move Frank?(e.g.her want to learn or personality.etc.) 15110512 https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387939816 2019-09-23 04:08:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387939816 How is the play show a political opinion? 1511371 https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387939945 2019-09-23 04:09:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387939945 What happened to the gender roles of women at that time? 1510222 https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387939980 [ an anger about lack of opportunity and privilege- and it said a lot about the choices women were suddenly enjoying... ]]]> 2019-09-23 04:09:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387939980 Was the relationship between a student and a teacher different back then compared to now? 1950024 https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387940268 2019-09-23 04:10:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387940268 Is Rita more relatable or entertaining to the audience? 1511112 https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387940370 2019-09-23 04:11:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387940370 Why is frank vulnerable? 1511112 https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387940564 2019-09-23 04:12:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387940564 How does Rita's costume represent her culture in the play? 1511371 https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387940575 2019-09-23 04:12:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387940575 How do the two main characters get along so well when their social and economic class is different? 1511112 https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387940686 2019-09-23 04:13:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387940686 Was Willy Russel same as Rita in regards of breaking down ‘gender-stereotypes’ and if so how?(e.g.Rita pursues education) 15110512 https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387940771 2019-09-23 04:13:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387940771 Why does Rita want to break free from the Working Class? 1510921 https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387940847 2019-09-23 04:13:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387940847 Was the portrayal of Frank done in a way to mimic the actions of men during the 80s? 1511242 https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387941014 2019-09-23 04:14:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387941014 What type of theatre was used in the play (style) 1511371 https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387941151 2019-09-23 04:15:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387941151 What was the importance of the setting to be in an open university 1511371 https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387941366 2019-09-23 04:16:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387941366 What does "Assonance means getting the rhyme wrong!" really mean and why did Frank have to say it after Act 1? 1950024 https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387941906 2019-09-23 04:19:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387941906 Why were women often portrayed as laidback and comical in the media back then? 1510921 https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387942156 2019-09-23 04:20:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387942156 Why add comedy and does it serve a purpose? 1511371 https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387942266 2019-09-23 04:21:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387942266 Willy Russell said,”This was born of desperation”. Desperation towards what? And does that desperation reflect towards Rita or any other characters on the play? 15110512 https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387942371 2019-09-23 04:21:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387942371 What was the real message of this playwright? 1950024 https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387942624 2019-09-23 04:23:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387942624 What makes this playwright subtle? 1950024 https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387942972 2019-09-23 04:25:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/387942972 What is the play ' Educating Rita' tried to let us know about? 1511291 https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/388552656 2019-09-24 01:14:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/388552656 How were alcoholic men perceived? 1511112 https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/388565943 2019-09-24 01:57:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/388565943 Why was Rita described as “bobby”? 15110512 https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/388566498 2019-09-24 01:59:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/388566498 did the props play a role in setting the atmosphere of the play? 1510921 https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/389853733 2019-09-26 05:27:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/389853733 How does Frank’s alcoholism reflect how he is as a character? 1510921 https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/389853880 2019-09-26 05:27:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jvchoi/educatingritacontext/wish/389853880