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    Trifles by Susan Glaspell

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    Trifles by Susan Glaspell Literary devices used in the ‘ Trifles’ Symbolism - to express meaning indirectly. Example: An undone quilt Though the women are laughed at when they are discussing if Mrs Wright is going to quilt it or knot it‚ this really shows the reader what marriages were like at the beginning of the 1900s. Men see women as tedious and uninterested in the affairs of "important matters concerning men only"‚ and the fact that the women are the ones who found the actual evidence

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    Susan Glaspell's Trifles

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    Trifles’- An interesting play written by Susan Glaspell in 1916‚ is a play dealing with mystery and murder‚ revenge and deceit‚ and is full of irony from beginning to end. Seven characters form the cast‚ although 2 are non-active and will not be viewed; only spoken of. The County Attorney is a young man who seems for the most part to have a solid interest in his work. Although the County Attorney has a professional demeanor‚ he still joins in and laughs at the comments that the Sheriff direct towards

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    (Holstein). Susan Glaspell’s play “Trifles” is a sensitive psychological portrait of society where women’s struggle to connect with each other impedes their ability to achieve equal social footing with men (Kastleman). The protagonists are bound together through empathy that they have to keep at bay during the investigation but yet also calls attention to the gaps in understanding and equality that persist for women today (Kastleman). The title of Susan Glaspell’s play “Trifles” is used in different concepts

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    Trifles: Reflection

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    Trifles:Reflection The two woman Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters were different in one way‚ and that was being loyal. Mrs. Hale is more loyal than Mrs. Peters. When the county wanted to put Mrs. Wright in jail she stood by her side through it all‚ even when they began criticizing her poor housekeeping skills. Mrs. Peters was by far inconsiderate when it came to determining a woman have feelings‚ and rights. She allowed the men to get inside her mind and believe the horrible housekeeping skills they

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    Exposure to isolation for a prolonged period of time has devastating consequences on the well-being of a human being. Susan Glaspell in Trifles and Anton Chekhov in The Darling portray the results of isolation through their protagonists‚ Mrs. Wright and Olenka. Glaspell and Chekhov prove the consequences of isolation by exploring the impacts it has on the mental health of the protagonists. Both Mrs. Wright and Olenka display changes to their psychological well-being since they experience rejection

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    Women In The Play Trifles

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    Women were expected to do certain things around the house‚ and according to men‚ the duties expected were not difficult. The men exhibited confirmation bias throughout the entire story due to the sight of the incomplete housework. While the wives used the incomplete housework as evidence to crack the case. The incomplete housework holds different meanings to each gender based on how they live. In Susan Glaspell’s 1916 play Trifles‚ the incomplete housework recognized throughout the story included

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    Turning Points In Trifles

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    In the play Trifles I believe it has many significant points that make this story stand out and resemble many stories we here about in today’s society. We begin by having two women by the names of Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters and then the two government officials who were all at the dead man Mr. John Wright’s house examining the crime scene the murder that had just taken place at. The sheriff and attorney are set from the very beginning that Mrs. Wright was the murderer and base their whole case around

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    Trifles” by Susan Glaspell is a murder mystery play about two women uniting to protect their female neighbor Mrs. Wright from the potential injustices of a sexist and male dominant society after her husband is murdered. The behaviors of the female characters serve as symbolism supporting the stories theme of protection. Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters are apprehensive as they enter the Wright’s farmhouse. Their behavior demonstrates fear and anxiety of the unknown circumstances surrounding the murder

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    Susan Glaspell’s “Trifles‚” elements such as setting‚ personality‚ and behavior are used to set the mood for this crime story. In this story‚ a woman is being accused of killing her husband‚ and what better than a play to act out such a thing. I feel that through the use of actions‚ costumes‚ and props‚ the visual elements in this play really help to bring out this murder mystery to life. In the beginning of the play‚ the scene starts out with the description of the house and its kitchen. This

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    Susan Glaspell's Trifles

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    In the play Trifles‚ written by Susan Glaspell‚ there is an investigation going on for the murder of John Wright. In Karen Alkalay-Gut’s critique of the play‚ she explains how woman only have power when they stick together with other women. Trifles supports her idea by showing many instances where the women in the play bind together to keep the secrets of Mrs. Wright safe. In the beginning of the play‚ the county attorney starts to criticize how messy Mrs. Wright’s kitchen is. Mrs. Hale quickly defends

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