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To what extent does the character Shirley Valentine fit into the stereotypical role of a house wife? Introduction The play Shirley Valentine was written by an author named Willy Russell and adapted into a feature film. He set it in Liverpool because this city summed up the attitude of working class men to their wives. The wives were expected to stay at home, cook their husbands meals, look after the children etc, while the husbands went out and worked and provided the finances. Liverpool is a typical northern working class town. It was a good statement for the beginning of the film. Themes Shirley Valentine was a housewife, meaning she didn't work. Her role was being a mother, who cooked and cleaned for her husband and children. Housewife means a woman who works at home and relies on her husband's financial support. Therefore she was a working person but without a salary and her...

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