In what ways is Educating Rita effective as a play? :: English Literature

In what ways is Educating Rita effective as a play?Educating Rita is dramatically effective in m some(prenominal) ways. It is alsorecognised as an exceptional play it was voted Best comedy of theyear when performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1980, andjust three years after release, it had become the fourth most popularplay in Britain. There are obviously factors which make it soeffective, and I intend to explore these factors.Throughout the play, there are only two characters this is known as atwo-hander. Other characters are only menti unmatchabled in the play, but inthe film have been cast as break outs. It worked well for the film, but Ithink it lost the closeness which plays such an important part in thetheatre. Some people would find this to be tedious, but I think itadds to the intensity and intimacy between the audience and thecharacters.There is a focussing on the two characters which means that the audiencecan appreciate the relationship between Rita and Frank whi ch isemphasised more than it would be with other characters, and wouldnotice any subtle lurchs that occur in the play. For example, whenRita starts to use the correct form of speech for talking aboutliterature and uses a higher standard of English. You can search this inAct I, Scene 4 when Frank and Rita were talking about her Peer Gyntessay where her response was Do it on the radio. Frank could not conceptualize what she had written as her entire essay, and in her defenseRita says, I didnt have much time this week, so I sort of, yknow,encapsulated all me ideas in one line.The audience familiarise with Frank and Rita and we can see moreclosely what they are feeling and thinking because we know thembetter. We understand that Rita feels that she is stuck in the lower crystalize and she wants to better herself by changing from the insideand taking Literature classes. Frank is a tired, middle-aged man andhe can see that the world is base on balls by but he cannot be bothered todo any thing about it. He drinks to try and suppress this feelingLife is such a rich people and frantic whirl that I need the drink to helpme step delicately through it. Both characters are stuck in a rut,but Rita wants to change her situation and is making the effort toachieve that change.We can also sympathise with Rita and Frank because of the closenessbetween audience and characters, and so this can make othertrivial circumstances seem more significant, such as when Rita