Act 1 Scene 1 the audience hear Rita before meeting her. Rita is illustrated as nervous and ill at ease, immediately her language makes her an attractive character to the audience

the audience. I’m comin in aren’t I? This suggests she is nervous but tries to hide it by saying it’s that stupid bleedin handle on the door? And this shows that Rita is honest and cocky because she is saying something that’s true but does it in a way to hide the fact that she is nervous also gives the audience the impression that she is cocky and witty. Also the door is being symbolised as a barrier to the academic world and she is pushing it open to discover a world that she does not no anything about. When Franks says you are? She replies what am I? Frank pardon. Rita what I am what. They deliberately misunderstand each other and it is like they are speaking in different languages from each other. Rita That’s a nice picture isn’t it? Frank says suppose so. Rita It’s very erotic. This conveys that Rita is trying to act clever and that she is a bit educated. But then says look at those tits. To try a change the subject and make it humorous this shows hat she is nervous and talks a lot to try and cover it up. The audience realise that Rita is lively and amusing character. Rita doesn’t fit in with the rest. Rita You work for the ordinary university don’t y? With real students. The Open University is different isn’t it? This suggests that Rita feels different from the others and not like a student.