The Beast.
Chapter 1 The moonlight trickled though the bare, twisted tree tops, inviting shadows to dance playfully on the wintry ground below. As she made her way through the park she saw him, watching, waiting for her, half hidden under the darkness of the great oak tree, and she smiled. Emerging from the shadows he moved towards her. "You're finally here then!" He joked as he drew her into his arms. "I came as soon as I could. It's been way too long," she whispered before pressing her lips against his. "I've missed you so much." He spoke softly. "Not as much as I've missed you!" Perched up high on a naked branch of the tree, the beast watched the two human bodies in the freshly fallen snow. He slowly raised his head as he anticipated the flavour of their ripe young blood. An evil grin spread his snout, the tips of his sharpened fangs glinting in the moonlight. He made his decent along the heaving mass of tangled branches and stopped directly above the couple, who were blissfully oblivious that they were about to become dinner. "What was that?" She sat up looking up in to the tree but all she could see was the darkness of the shadows. "What was what?" He laughed, gently kissing the back of her neck. "I didn't hear anything." "I thought I heard something. Up there in the trees." She pointed her finger up to the tree. "It was properly just a bird!" He placed his hands firmly on her
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How does Willy Russell present the development of Frank and of Rita in 'Educating Rita'? Educating Rita, a play written by Willy Russell focuses predominantly on the lives of two people: Frank and Rita. In this essay, we - as an audience - will explore the many ways in which Frank and Rita develop or change as the play progresses. At the beginning of the play, the audience react to seeing Frank in a sort of intrigued way. The fact that Frank is looking at the bookshelf leaves the audience wanting to find out what will happen next. Frank, at this point, begins talking to himself "Where the hell...? Eliot?" and from this, his intentions of looking for a book are revealed. However, all is not as it seems as Frank pulls out the books from the author he was contemplating over and pulls out a bottle of whisky behind them. Suddenly, the impression we have of him dramatically changes from a guy who is interested in reading or a quote in a book to someone who likes to drink and this is humorous due to the dramatic change in how we perceive him to be. At the same time, we also find out that Frank is somewhat scared or reluctant in losing his job as he is forced to conceal his bottle in order to keep it. Using this, it can be said that Frank loves his drink as he goes through the effort of hiding it, after which he must endeavour to find it. As the scene progresses, Frank is in some
Educating Rita
Educating Rita Katy-Leigh Bogin Recently, I have been studying a play called 'Educating Rita', by Willy Russell. The comedy was first produced at the Liverpool Playhouse in February 1981 and was made into a film, produced by Lewis Gilbert in 1983, starring Michael Caine (Dr. Frank Bryant) and Julie Walters (Rita White). It was revised and re-written by Willy Russell in March 2003 for the reason that it is used for examinations. In this essay, in order to answer the question successfully, Examine Franks growing sense of unease as Rita becomes more educated, I am going to focus closely on; the characters, the structure of the play, the language used, and the relationships shared between characters, especially between Frank and Rita. Willy Russell originally wrote the play in 1981, just a few years after The Pill was introduced. The Pill, also known as the combined oral contraceptive pill (COCP), or the birth-control pill, was one of the first forms of contraception that allowed women to have sexual freedom and control pregnancies. The Pill is a tablet containing two female hormones, oestrogen, and progestogen. These two hormones stop a woman from ovulating (producing an egg) each month, therefore they wouldn't get pregnant. Today, about 100 million women worldwide, 3.5 million women in the UK
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How Does Willy Russell Present the Development of Frank and of Rita in 'Educating Rita'? Educating Rita, written by Willy Russell is a witty, humorous play with only two characters, Frank and Rita. Rita is twenty-six years old and a hairdresser from Liverpool. She longs to break away from her daily routine and not follow the mould of a lower class Liverpudlian woman. She does this by taking a degree in English Literature from the Open University (O.U.). Rita teaches her tutor, Frank, more about life than she learns from him, about books. The development of Frank and Rita's characters is a central part to why the play works and is so successful, in the theatre and on the 'big screen'. On the one hand Frank starts out very much as a long-suffering cynic, who turns to alcohol for comfort. However by the end of the play Frank has a new perception on life and the lower class. He also acquires a greater respect for his pupils and for literature in general. Rita is very much unlike Frank she is very abrupt and energetic, but still very friendly. She has a very positive attitude towards the course and wanting to learn, however she lacks much confidence in her own abilities and intellect. However by the end of the play she is almost the opposite she is far more laid back and confident. She is far less abrupt, but still with a thirst for knowledge. At the very beginning of
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Educating Rita
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Educating Rita
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Alexandra Kennedy. 10E. July 10th 2002 How does Russell use the opening scene to prepare the audience for the rest of the play? Willy Russell's 'Educating Rita' sees the first scene introduce many ideas which run throughout the play. The inventive use of such a large opening scene permits Russell to cover many issues and aspects within both character and theme which are extended and covered with more depth later in the play. Key points are introduced right from the beginning which interests the audience and allows them to empathise and relate to the characters quickly, urging them to anticipate the rest of the play. Russell allows us to make conceptions and conclusions about the two characters, something which is covered during the play; A theme which shows that first impressions are often untrustworthy and stereotypical which again makes us empathise with the characters more. These among other themes are opened during the first scene, to start the tremendous change which takes place during the course of the play. Themes of the play discussed later are evident throughout and are opened in the first scene. The whole play is set inside Frank's office. The Victorian University set in 1980's Northern England is briefly described. Within the stage directions we can see Frank's office, "The walls are lined with books" but we know nothing of the exterior. The directions are clear;
By referring to scenes of your choice, discuss Ritas changing character.
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