# Peter Shirley — Major Barbara character guide

> Peter Shirley in Major Barbara by George Bernard Shaw.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Shirley, Peter, old Peter Shirley

**First appearance:** 0011-act-ii

## Who they are

A weathered old laborer thrown out of work by the very factory system he once served, Shirley carries his socialist convictions with quiet, unbroken dignity.

## Relationships

### [Bill Walker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/major_barbara_se/characters/bill_walker)

_rivalry_

Bill Walker and Peter Shirley are bitter antagonists, with Bill representing brute force and Shirley representing the dignity of the working poor.

### [Bill Walker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/major_barbara_se/characters/bill_walker)

_rivalry_

Bill Walker and Peter Shirley are bitter antagonists, with Bill representing brute force and Shirley representing the dignity of the working poor.

### [Bill Walker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/major_barbara_se/characters/bill_walker)

_rivalry_

Bill Walker and Peter Shirley are bitter antagonists, with Bill representing brute force and Shirley representing the dignity of the working poor.

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