grew up there was nowhere to go."
             This quote tells us that things between Shirley and Joe have been bad for a long time and Shirley doesn't have much control over her life, since she wouldn't be able to support her self if she was to leave.
             But her life with Joe wasn't always like this, in the early part of their marriage Shirley was happy, she had a good time and laughed. Joe tells Shirley he loves her,
             "I love you... Shirley Valentine."
             The flashback shows us that Shirley and Joe enjoyed each other's company, we see them flicking paint at each other and being silly, he "slams the brush over his own head..."
             But times have changed now and Shirley says, "He used to love me because I was a nutcase. Now he just thinks I am a nutcase."
             This quote tells us how Joe has changed, where before he loved her for doing weird things but now he thinks she'd gone mad if Shirley was to do something different. But now Joe has been fixed into a dull routine, of eggs and chips on Tuesday and steak on Thursday and doesn't like change. Joe goes to work every morning and Shirley leads a boring life of doing all the housework and stays at home, missing her children.
             "Now Millandra's gone and our Brian's left home as well." She also misses the times when she had a good old laugh with her mates, "Ah, there were great those mates."
             We see how much Joe has really changed; when he returns home finding he's tea isn't ready. Helping us understand the cause for Shirley's unhappiness. Joe is very abrupt and without even saying hello or showing any affection he goes...
             "Who the bloody hell are you talking to?"
             ...and tells her to get his food. In this scene we see Joe shouting and telling Shirley what to do. But Shirley doesn't back away and be passive by apologizing and doing what he says, she shouts bac...