At the beginning of the play, Rita is dependent on Frank, although she is not attracted to him. "What do you want to know? - Everything." Later on however, she becomes independent, and does not need him to live with. This point in the play divides the love in the story since Rita does not see Frank as often, and seems to care less about him. Throughout the play, Frank has the completely opposite aspect. He doesn't need her at the beginning, only giving her literature lessons, and after a while, feels very attracted to her and will find it extremely hard to keep on living without her. "Rita. Don't go."

In the beginning of the play, both characters start out living with someone else. Rita is marri

The first time that Rita meets Frank, she tells him everything that passes through her mind. She talks about her problems and her future, and tries to learn the most she can about her teacher. Frank respects Rita very much because she tells him everything. He admires her for that quality that he has never seen in any other person. "I think you're marvelous. Do you know, I think you're the first breath of air that's been in this room for years." He loves her freshness, has never met anyone the same as her in his life. He lacks confidence in himself, and therefore tells her to change tutors because he is not good enough to teach her. Frank realizes that Rita is a very pleasant person and she wants to learn a great deal, of which he doesn't think he can teach her. "I'm actually an appalling teacher... You want a lot, and I can't give it." However Rita does not want another teacher. She finds it absurd that Frank does not think he's good enough for her, and tries to convince him to continue teaching him. "You are my teacher - an' you're gonna bleedin' teach me." The main reason that Rita says this is because she cares about him, and she adores his intellect and knowledge as well. He will continue to help her discover herself, which is what she wanted, and they become very good friends.

Willy Russel has only partly accomplished the task of creating a love story in "Educating Rita," because the two characters have so many differences. It is not a true love story, especially not a romantic fiction, because the play is missing many characteristics of a love tale.

Even though Willy Russel was trying to create a love story, he did not succeed completely. There was never real love between Frank and Rita. At the end of the play, when Frank leaves for Australia, he asks Rita if she will accompany him, hoping that she will. "The thing is, why don't you - come as well?" Rita responds with a negative answer. "Tigers asked me to go down to France with his mob... Me mother's invited me to her's for Christmas... I might even have a b

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