In Trifles‚ Susan Glaspell describes the murder scene of a farmer‚ John Wright‚ and the attempts to prove that his wife‚ Mrs. Wright‚ committed the act. The sheriff and his wife‚ a neighboring farmer with his wife‚ and the male county attorney all examine the scene. The men look for the physical evidence directly correlated to the murder‚ such as the victim’s location and manner of death‚ while the women examine several common household items like Mrs. Wright’s unfinished quilt and empty birdcage
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women should not be ignored like how they were typically ignored in the society before. Also‚ the women are the ones that find the important details. The story begins with the main character‚ Mrs. Halle‚ receiving a call about the murder of Mr. Wright. Mrs. Halle‚ Mr. Halle‚ Mrs. Peters‚ and Mr. Peters head to the house to investigate the death and to find clues about the murder. It is shown that the men were not paying attention to all of the details and their rule was not important. They did
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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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subsequent investigation of the murder of John Wright. As the story unfolds‚ the question becomes not “Who murdered John Wright” but rather “Why was John Wright murdered.” This leads to the idea that Mrs. Wright is not a murderer but rather a victim in Glaspell’s clandestine story. Near the story’s ending‚ the women decide to conceal male investigators of their influential findings after agreeing that Minnie Foster is a victim rather than a culprit.
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Justice Is Served Justice is served‚ a three word sentence that holds to be true and false at the same time. The true definition of justice can be hidden behind the eye of the beholder. In Susan Glaspell’s play Trifles Mr. John Wright is strangled in the middle of the night. His wife seems to know nothing of the murder‚ nor does she seem concerned about the death of her husband. She is considered the prime suspect from the beginning. The Sheriff‚ his wife‚ Mr. and Mrs. Hale‚ and the county
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being analyzed in both the story and the play. Through a diligent analysis of Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Hale one may see that‚ Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters cover up the evidence of how Mr. Wright dies. They stand up for Mrs. Wright because they have some suspicion that Mrs. Wright was being abused by Mr. Wright. In the beginning of the play‚ Mr. Hale opens the door to Mr. and Mrs. Wright’s house‚ and he sees Mrs. Wright “rockin’ back and forth‚ and she had her apron in her hand‚ pleating it.” (Glaspell
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The discovery of the bird cage seems to absolve Mrs. Wright of any guilt in the eyes of the women of the play. To the women the broken bird cage symbolizes the Wright’s broken marriage. The women know the life of the bird and their marriage was snuffed out by Mr. Wright. Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters work together to hide the evidence from the Sheriff and County Attorney to secure Mrs. Wright’s freedom. When Mrs.
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instance was when the women looked closely at the quilt and are made fun of after which they even feel abashed by the men . Ultimately it was these small things that lead to the finding of the important evidence by the women which confirmed that Mrs Wright was the murderer. Glaspell wants to emphasize the fact that the actions
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reporter‚ covered the court case and conviction of a woman accused of murdering her abusive husband. Based on these events‚ her play is a social commentary put into the form of a murder mystery. In it‚ a man‚ John Wright‚ is strangled to death in bed next to his wife‚ Minnie Foster Wright‚ who had allegedly slept right through his murder. The neighbors begin searching for clues‚ but it becomes apparent that some of them are attempting to cover something up. The viewers of the play are then faced with
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limited rights in the 19th century through symbolism. The play took place in winter in the abandoned kitchen of John Wright. Mr. Wright is a farmer and was murdered in the middle of the night as he lay asleep. The prime suspect for the crime was John Wright’s wife‚ Minnie Wright. Although Mrs. Wright claims that someone slipped a rope round his head and strangled him‚ Mrs. Wright had the most motive in the murder of her husband. Although the men search around the house looking for necessary evidences
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