shirley valentine

Shirley Valentine essay-coursework The play Shirley Valentine is written by Willy Russell and her path to self-discovery. Shirley Bradshaw, who is previously known as Shirley Valentine, is a bored middle-aged housewife living in the suburbs of Liverpool in a small semi-detached house. Shirley who lives with her husband Joe is now in her early forties, with her children having left her, feels unhappy and unfulfilled. By the end of the play we see Shirley has …

…sets, the play ends up with Shirley and Joe talking to each other, probably about what they are going to do with their marriage now. We see Shirley has changed her life now. Right from the beginning where she was frustrated, bored, unhappy and unfulfillied, to now where Shirley is happier with life, as she is more confident and in control. It can be summed up by the phrase, “It’s a change of life.”