are introduced to a very simple man at first. His name is Reverend Hale. Not too long in the story we see him drastically change due to events he experiences and logical thinking in every situation. Very quickly we see him change from the simple‚ easy minded Reverend in the beginning to an uneasy and complex character at the end. In Act I Reverend‚ or John‚ Hale is presented to the reader in a straightforward manner. Reverend Hale is from Boston and has been called to Salem by Parris concerning the
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Reverend John Hale is an ignorant witch hunter and is first seen in the play to examine Betty. When he arrives at Parris’ residence‚ he is very proud because the public finally has some use for his life’s work. Hale enters carrying huge books and is very knowledgeable about the topic. Initially‚ Hale is the driving force behind all the witchcraft trials and convictions. Additionally‚ he encourages anyone he can to testify against accused witches. Throughout the play‚ he believes Abigail is rightfully
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“Trifles”‚ which is a one-act play written by Susan Glaspell in 1916 when discrimination towards women is not criticized‚ or when women hardly work outside of their house‚ and what they could do was limited including legal aspects‚ such as having no right to vote and to sit on juries. (Maillakais) This story is about one man‚ John Wright‚ was killed with a rope around his neck. One day‚ the people who were related to the dead‚ such as the first finder of the dead body and friends of Mr. Wright’s
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Heather Brown Professor Evermind English 1302 2 March 2012 The Irony in Trifles The play Trifles written by Susan Glaspell is set in the nineteenth century. A trifle is a thing of little value or importance‚ so in the play Trifles the irony of the story is quite humorous. In this time period women were not treated as equals‚ men believed women did not have as much intellect as themselves‚ and treated them accordingly. With this in mind the irony of the play revolves around how much better
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play Trifles‚ there seems to be one conflict that stays consistent through the entire play. The conflict of gender roles between male and female. The play itself is about the investigation and murder of Mr. Wright. Who has been found dead in his bed that looks to be a murder from a rope around his neck. The play takes place where the body was found‚ inside the Wrights household. Investigating is County Attorney George Henderson‚ and Sheriff Henry Peters. Included in the play also is Lewis Hale a neighboring
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Reverend Hale In Arthur Miller’s‚ The Crucible‚ when characters are faced with adversity‚ they are forced to show their true morals and beliefs. The character of Reverend Hale fights a battle between what ideasl have been engraved in his mind by books and society‚ and what he feels in his soul is truly right. In the end his soul prevails and finds him completely changed. Because he is a character with such high moral standards regarding everything he does‚ he sees the flaws and falsities of the
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Afan H Prof. Harshbarger English 111 13 Nov. 2010 Comparison Analysis The Yellow Wallpaper VS. Trifles Both‚ A play titled “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell and a short story called "The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman‚ are alike in many ways. Both of these works of art were produced at a time when women did not have a lot to say‚ by authors who were pre-feminist. As we analyze the similarities between both works it is obvious that both are written by‚ to advocate and for‚ women
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Massachusetts‚ in 1692‚ Reverend John Hale evolves from a self-confident witchcraft expert to a broken man who attempts to save lives. When Reverend Hale first arrives in Salem‚ he walks into the Parris’ home with an air of intelligence and great knowledge. As he situates himself in the house‚ he says to Mr. Parris‚ “… they [the books] are weighted with authority”‚ indicating that the books will decide whether a person is a witch or not (1.712-13). In Act I‚ Hale is the main person that begins the witch
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Karen Alkalay-Gut‚ in "Jury of Her Peers: The Importance of Trifles‚" also finds the gulf between male and female perceptions of judgment to be central to the play. Alkalay-Gut believes that the unfolding evidence not only unites the women‚ but highlights the division between "woman’s concept of justice‚" which entails "social" and "individual influences‚ together with the details that shaped the specific act‚" and "[t]he prevailing law [which] is general‚ and therefore . . . inapplicable to the
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Susan Glaspell’s work in “Trifles” displays many attributes among women such as independence and freedom. I quickly noticed that Glaspell’s work is very similar to Kate Chopin’s because both of them express equality between men and women. In “Trifles” one can see how a woman’s role in the early nineteenth century meant absolutely nothing. Men like Mr. Wright‚ Mr. Hale and the Sheriff acted and talked as if they were superior to all women. Through Glaspell’s “Trifles‚” one is able to grasp the realities
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