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    Trifles By Susan Glaspell

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    Trifles (1916) by Susan Glaspell The central action in the play “Trifles” is the murder of Mr. Wright. While the men search the house for clues to prove that Mrs. Wright was the culprit‚ the women start taking notice of the drab condition of their surroundings in the kitchen. As the men pass through during their investigation they stop momentarily to fling sexist comments toward the women. For example: “Well‚ women are used to worrying over trifles”‚ which ties directly into the origin of the play’s

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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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    Oedipus and Antigone

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    Sebastian Villa Composition 2 April 5‚ 2014 Antigone Essay The story of Antigone is a tragic story that means that the universal themes are going to make the audience thinks twice about their decisions or life itself. This story has a lot of universal themes like facing darkness‚ role of women and the most important theme in my opinion would be injustice. This universal can be applied to today’s world. Facing darkness! After the two brother named Eteocles and Polyneices fight for

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    Sophocles - Antigone

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    follow whether good or bad are can only be blamed on us. Sophocles’s Antigone portrays human emotions and consequences that follow two distinct choices. We can broaden the spectrum by saying that Creon represents public policy and Antigone represents individual conscience. According to E.S. Shuckburgh we must examine which is more important “state law or divine conscience”. (Shuckburgh xviii) Antigone is a story about two people who choose to make choices that each are passionate

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    Susan Glaspell's Trifles

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    Haley Spiva Dr. Young English 102 24 March 2008 Symbolism in Glaspell’s Trifles Trifles was written by Susan Glaspell in 1916. Ms. Glaspell was a writer for the Des Moines News. The play started out by four characters of the play going over to the house of John Wright‚ due to a murder that happened at his house. George Henderson is the County Attorney‚ Henry Peters is the sheriff‚ Lewis Hale is the neighbor’s farmer‚ and also two women are in this play‚ Mrs. Peters‚ the sheriff’s wife and

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    Mckay And Antigone

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    to the play Antigone because they all have something to do with dying in honor and control who you are. Antigone wants to bury Polyneices’ body. Ismene refuses to help her because Ismene is afraid of getting the death penalty. Antigone says if she dies from trying to bury her brother Polyneices‚ she will die in honor knowing that she will do anything to have her brother die peaceful and the way he is supposed to. The poem “If we must die” best represents to Antigone because Antigone wants to die

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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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    Trifles by Susan Glaspell

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    Analytical Essay on Drama Trifles by Susan Glaspell Heidi Barnard South University Trifles’ By Susan Glaspell I believe had several small defining moments leading to the one larger defining moment‚ which brings together all of them together. The defining moment is the discovery of the dead bird hidden in the pretty red box‚ this leads back to smaller points such as her sewing and the bird cage. “ Here’s some red. I expect this has got sewing things in it. (Brings out a fancy box.) What a

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    Antigone Analysis

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    The story of Antigone deals mainly with Antigone’s brother whose body has been left unburied because of his crimes in opposition to the state. Among the many themes present in this play‚ is one of the relationships between sisters and brothers. Although the main story focuses on the king’s choice to follow through with his political responsibility‚ the essence of the play lays in Antigone’s actions in displaying loyalty towards her sibling; her dead brother. Antigone; a tragic heroine in

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    Antigone and Oedipus

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    Antigone‚ from the play Antigone‚ is like her father Oedipus‚ from the play Oedipus Rex‚ through the two classical values‚ justice and courage. Antigone showed justice by doing what she believed was right. Her brothers body‚ he was killed in war‚ was cast from the city with no rights and without a proper burial‚ and no one was allowed to bury it. Antigone‚ seeing this as an injustice decided to make it right by burying her brother anyway at the expense of herself. This shows justice because to do

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