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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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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made much of a difference…” when referring to Mr. and Mrs. Wright (1108 Trifles). Mr. Hale is blatantly stating that a woman’s opinion and practically all women as individuals do not matter in this male dominated society. As a result‚ the men are overly arrogant and believe that Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters are too fixated on
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symbolic of Mrs. Wright’s personal and domestic struggle in her home and her marriage. Physically‚ the rocking chair is an ordinary household object that has a permanent position in the Wright’s home and in the daily activities of Mrs. Wright. Likewise‚ Mrs. Wright‚ as a married woman in the early twentieth century‚ was also an normalized feature of her home. All her duties as a wife and woman revolved around the homestead and her husband‚ providing a sense of permanence and a feeling of entrapment
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LAW‚ JUSTICE‚ AND FEMALE REVENGE IN "KERFOL"‚ BY EDITH WHARTON‚ AND TRIFLES AND "A JURY OF HER PEERS"‚ BY SUSAN GLASPELL Janet Stobbs Wright Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU (Elche) In 1916‚ Edith Wharton and Susan Glaspell coincided in each telling the story of a different fictional murderess. Although both works are written within different genres‚ there are striking similarities between the situations of these women who murdered their husbands. Even more arresting is the choice of the plot
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Holstein asserts that the two women were not just mindlessly helping a fellow woman‚ but instead were reliving her [Mrs. Wright] sad and seemingly abusive life (Holstein). Holstein brings the reader’s attention to the mundane details that in the dialogue between the women such as describing Mr. Wright as a “raw wind” (Glaspell 1723). The two wives more than just empathize with Mrs. Wright‚ they “identify with her.” Holstein brings the reader’s attention to the fact the both women defend the messy farmhouse
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Wright‚ and Mrs. Hale‚ who tries to “help” her. When the county attorney finds Mr. Wright deceased in his home‚ and Mrs. Wright sitting down with no emotion‚ in the same room‚ he finds it extremely suspicious. When he asked her what happened‚ Mrs. Wright admits to the crime of murder‚ and becomes the prime suspect. When investigating the crime scene‚ the county attorney and the
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against Mrs. Wright. The women in the play outsmarted the men by just hiding these evidences. And the play basically revolved around these unimportant things that also judge Minnie Foster. Jury of Her Peers on the other hand reveals two major themes from the whole demotion of women; the feminist community (“her Peers”) who practically determined Mrs. Wright’s future and legalism (“Jury”). The short story revolved around the whole process of the feminist community helping Mrs. Wright to be acquitted
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play‚ however the attorney shows up. Also in the scene the men approach the home‚ where Mr. Wright was murdered‚ as the detective while the women approach it as a home. In this particular condition‚ the men are there as detectives and are there to find some sort of evidence in the home to blame Mrs. Wright. The women are there to get the availability of individual effect that they need to pass on to Mrs. Wright‚ who has been confined. The way the women and the men see the bad behavior is unique. The
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