Educating Rita by Willy RussellEducating Rita is a play written by Willy Russell. It's about a woman called Rita who feels her life isn't fulfilled so she goes to Frank who works at an open university to tutor him. Rita has a husband named Denny. He is working class and never went to college, like Rita before she went to She Frank. Frank, for his part, is a literature professor but doesn't have everything. He is unhappy at home and is often drunk during classes. The audience's first impression of Frank is that he likes to have a drink (or two) because in the first scene he is looking for his hidden bottle of whiskey. We know right away that he is a big drunk. We only hear Frank talking on the phone with his partner, Julie. Frank treats Julie with no respect. He has no plans to go home for tea, he would much rather get drunk at the pub. After hanging up the phone Frank said "yes that's it you're going to put your head in the oven". This shows that Frank has no feelings for her. Frank works at a university but is also a tutor for the Open University. Frank's wife has quite a few friends, but Frank doesn't have any because he's always at the pub. Frank uses intelligent words and speaks in an intellectual manner. When Rita looks at the photo and says "that's a beautiful photo", Frank thinks it's a strange thing to notice because he's never really noticed it. “Actually, I don’t think I’ve noticed it in about 10 years.” Frank thinks it's a very strange thing to say. He takes his surroundings for granted, such as the "I don't think about it often actually" window, and jokes about throwing a student out of it. I think Frank likes and respects Rita because he said, “Would you like to borrow it,” meaning the book. . He must also have respect for her to let her come to his dinner..