Clash

This play deals with the conflicts that appeared after Rita and Frank meet. They both come from completely different backgrounds and social status. They move around different social circles, Rita chats with colleagues at the hairdresser’s while Frank delivers Literature lessons at university. This is why at the beginning of the play Rita cannot understand why she cannot write her opinions directly in her essays. She is very clever. Yet, she also needs to learn how to adapt her linguistic forms according to the context in which we are immersed. Otherwise, she would not pass the exams. So Rita, as well as Frank, has to adapt to her new surroundings. For all this, Educating Rita can be considered a play about the clash of class and culture. But what I believe is that this clash turns out to be positive and enriching for both of them.