Shirley Valentine.

... Shirley Valentine Essay Originally 'Shirley Valentine' was a sensational monologue performed by Pauline Collins. Willy Russell wrote it as a screenplay about a tedious and lone some middle-aged woman's story who is trapped in her marriage. She has the utter extravagant opportunity to escape from this miserable life of hers to go and search for the real 'Shirley Valentine'. During this journey we are shown the different stages of her life as she sees them. Russell has used devices such as flashbacks and voiceovers to make the screen play more interesting for the audience to understand. These devices play a big role in the structure of the play. This essay illuminates Shirley's transformation and how the formation of the play shows this. Russell has used a wide range of cinematic devices. This allows the audience to understand Shirley in a more better interesting and effective way. We are shown credits before the start.

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