(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 Susan Glaspell wrote her one act play to show women of all ages that women can too thrive to be more than just some one who does all of the household chores and takes care of their husband and children. The Stage directions of the play are a large role in affecting the mood of the play. The stage directions are a crucial component of a play. The court attorney believes just the opposite of what Susan Glaspell is trying to exude. He believes that women should always be neat‚ quiet‚ clean
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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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the rights and liberty of women. “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell is an example of the major components of inequalities that are common in the society. We get to learn that Mrs. Wright and her better late half are enjoined in the different temperaments of society that incorporate gender inequalities. The men in the society undermine the women. From economic to social status‚ the women are viewed as weak and unable to perform best or better than the men are. “Trifles” portrays the real
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Kylie Bartlett Per. 3 4/1/11 Antigone essay Remember those people who always thought they were right‚ and they always ended up in trouble for it? I Sophocles’ play Antigone‚ the main characters Antigone and Creon show how being so hubris can be tragic to your life. Set back in ancient Greece an epic battle takes place and brothers end up killing each other. One was allowed a proper burial‚ yet Polyinesis was not. Antigone felt disappointed by this and decided to bury them yet Creon the newly
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tragedy Antigone‚ a play written by the brilliant Sophocles countless years ago‚ people believed that the only way to reach the underworld was by receiving a proper burial. Antigone‚ the prideful protagonist‚ had her brother‚ Polynices‚ killed at war. King Creon of Thebes‚ the audacious and selfish antagonist‚ sternly declared that whoever buried the traitor‚ Polynices‚ was to be put to death at once‚ but that did not stop Antigone to do what she thinks is morally correct. In the tragedy Antigone by Sophocles
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Analysis of Antigone Today the United States is controlled by three branches‚ but the executive branch is the branch that is commonly referred to when mentioning the United States; the President. Who was once just a loyal friend of Oedipus‚ now the ruler of Thebes‚ Creon can be considered Thebes’s president. A ruler who believes and insists that his word is final when it deals with anything under his jurisdiction‚ meets a match in Antigone‚ the daughter of the former ruler of Thebes before he
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In the play Trifles gender plays a huge part. When the detectives were looking for evidence or "motives" of why Mrs. Wright killed her husband they often times belittled the women. As the women searched for the small things that contributed to Mr. Wright’s death the men were looking at the bigger picture. In the end because the men brushed the women off‚ not taking into consideration their advice‚ the women ended up finding the real motive while the detectives totally missed it. In the play Fences
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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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Feminism in Antigone Although ancient Greece was a male-dominant society‚ Sophocles’ Antigone portrays women as being strong and capable of making wise decisions. Antigone‚ the tragic heroine‚ rejects the traditional role of women. As such‚ Sophocles punishes Ismene for embodying traditional attitude. Moreover‚ Creon is punished for misogyny. Sophocles‚ accordingly‚ uses characterization to promote feminist ideas. Sophocles introduces a female character in Antigone who is a strong believer and
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