In Susan Glaspell’s play Trifles‚ John Wright is a farmer who has been murdered by an unlikely suspect‚ his wife‚ Mrs. Wright. The County Attorney‚ Sheriff‚ and Mr. Hale thoroughly scour for evidence of a motive to prove Mrs. Wright’s guilt. But little did the men know that Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters had already uncovered the key evidence they were looking for. In Trifles‚ Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters discover what seems to be trivial evidence but when connected‚ reveals Mrs. Wright’s true motive for
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drama Trifles is about Mrs. Wright who kills her husband and an investigation conducted by the sheriff‚ county attorney‚ and their wives Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Pete. The bird cage symbolizes her marriage which is like a cell or a jail that Mr. Wright is keeping her in. We see Mrs. Wright as a happy person who: “. . . used to wear pretty clothes and be lively‚ when she was Minnie Foster‚ one of the town girls singing in the choir” (988). This all changes when she marries Mr. Wright‚ who puts her in that cage
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English 102-010 22 October 2013 The Right Perspective Men and women do not always see things the same way‚ and often time’s‚ men consider themselves as superior to women because of their way of thinking. In “Jury of Her Peers”‚ the men‚ Mr. Peters‚ Mr. Hale‚ and Dr. Lloyd‚ are trying to solve the murder case and leave the women to their “trifles” in the kitchen while they work on
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During the 19th and 20th centuries‚ women relentlessly faced discrimination throughout most of their lives‚ and society considered them unequal to men. The authors Kate Chopin‚ Charlotte Perkins Gilman‚ and Susan Glaspell wrote about the suppression of women during this time‚ exposing the unequal treatment that they suffered. Their literary works contain common theme of freedom from the discrimination and harsh treatment of male figures that played a prominent role throughout their lives. In these
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to the superiority of the man; whereas‚ Mr. Hale reveals that Mr. Wright does not care about Minnie’s opinion‚ the county attorney consistently patronizes Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale‚ and Mrs. Peters is told that‚ as a sheriff’s wife‚ she “is married to the law” (Glaspell).
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and Mrs. Hale at John Wright ’s farmhouse‚ where the police are investigating Wright ’s murder. Lewis Hale recounts how he discovered Mrs. Wright acting bizarrely‚ as she told him that her husband was murdered while she was sleeping [2]. Although a gun had been in the house‚ Wright was gruesomely strangled with a rope. The men continually disparage the women for worrying about trifles instead of about the case‚ but Henderson allows the women to collect some items for Mrs. Wright‚ who is in custody‚
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families lived in rural America and the challenges that they faced. Although readers never meet the murder suspect Mrs. Wright‚ they understand her due to how her peers perceive her. Mary Bendel-Simso explains in her essay that there is a difference between genders and the only people who can judge Mrs. Wright are her female peers. The men in the story want to punish Mrs. Wright without question‚ but the women show sympathy for her (Bendel-Simso). The story “A Jury of Her Peers” is an excellent
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Susan Glaspell’s short story “A Jury of Her Peers” follows the plot of Minnie Wright and her husband’s death. Its impact as a piece of revolutionary feminist literature is established through her daring choice to explore the depths of morality and justice. She asks us to question ourselves throughout‚ pleading for us to answer to what we would do if justice failed us throughout the course of our lives. The story opens with Mr. and Mrs. Peters‚ the Sheriff and his wife- Mrs. Hale‚ and the county
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Her Peers Analysis This story is given through the perspective of two females which helps to portray the views of the writer. Throughout this story we are given background on Minnie but also given insight on how her life is now‚ and with this left to decide if she is guilty of the crime that was committed. While Minnie is the main focus of the story we are able to see the theme played out through two of the other characters‚ and also through a conflict of a decision that these women must make.
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The play opens at the Wrights’ home a day after Minnie Wright either did or did not killed her husband. The sheriff‚ Mr. Peters and his wife‚ the county attorney‚ and Mr. Hale with his wife have arrived at Wrights’ the home to find evidence proving Minnie’s guilt or innocence‚ while she’s being held in prison for the murder. Then men repeatedly comment on the unkempt conditions of the Wrights’ home‚ particularly the kitchen‚ implying Mrs. Wright must have been unstable because a home
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