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What impression of Rita does Willy Russell create in Act One, Scene One? How does this character develop through the play?
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... What impression of Rita does Willy Russell create in Act One, Scene One? How does this character develop through the play? Plan 1st part of question - what impression of Rita does Willy Russell create in Act One, Scene One? From Rita's entrance: * confident, brash, loud * seems like a stereotypical Liverpudlian at first glance * but not stupid - witty/insightful comments ('degrees for dishwashers') * however we see she has had little formal education, doesn't know some basics - but she still has pride, doesn't like being made fun of (tells Frank "Don't laugh at me") * overconfidence compensating for nervousness (admits she 'always asks loads of questions when she's nervous') * SD - reflects this - barges through the door at first, complaining about the state of the doorhandle -overconfidence- (role-reversal) - however pacing, examining things around the room (window, bookcase, picture) shows underlying nervousness - nervous actions - pacing, smoking, swearing, questioning Frank (inquisitive, nosy) * we
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