about. Life in the rural Midwest of the century was a lonely‚ difficult‚ and depressing way of life…….. The twentieth century was difficult for women. Bailey L. McDaniel states‚ “The isolation and despondency with which Glaspell characterizes Minnie Wright ’s existence is not far from the reality that many farmers would have experienced‚ with no telephones or televisions‚ miles between the nearest neighbor‚ and backbreaking work a necessity just to survive” (1). Women would suffer in silence; they will
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underestimate and underappreciate women. Ultimately‚ the audience has to decide if the women that protect Mrs. Wright from punishment are justified. Was murdering Mr. Wright a just punishment for his poor character and the killing of a canary? Perhaps leaving him would have been a better option‚ but that is for the audience to decide. After reading the play it is easy to emphasize with Mrs. Wright and with the women that protect her based on gender identity and loyalty. Mrs Peters page 11 row 460 says
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understand that when Mrs. Wright’s husband murdered her canary‚ a symbol for her free spirit‚ Mrs. Wright is unable to overcome her depressing predicament as her husband’s doll and chooses to retaliate by disposing of him. Ultimately‚ Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters fight for Mrs. Wright in an additionally ironic manner because they say nothing of what they have discovered‚ which in turn protects Mrs. Wright who they realize now is simply a victim to her own societal helplessness as a
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Compostion #1 In the play‚ Trifles by Susan Glaspell‚ is about a murder mystery of Mr. Wright. The men; the court attorney‚ sheriff‚ and Mr. Hale‚ a neighorbor to the Wright family‚ and the women; the sheriff’s wife‚ Mrs. Peter and Mrs. Hale‚ solve the mysery in two very different ways. The men show up at the house as a crime scene‚ and only focusing on the bigger‚ important elements of a murder mystery. As Mr. Hale was trying to explain everything he saw in the house that morning of Mr. Wright’s
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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 of Mr. Wright. They stand close to each other‚ united as women in
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neighbors‚ Mr. Wright‚ who is suspected to have been killed by his wife. The local Sherriff‚ Peters‚ enlists the help of his friend Mr. Hale to investigate the crime. Their wives are willing to help solve the case‚ but are denied this opportunity by their husbands who believe that they should spend their time worrying about their female things. Their husbands constantly mock them and make fun of their hobbies and way of life. In the end‚ the women solve the case and conclude that Mrs. Wright killed her
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her Our story begins with Martha Hale‚ hastily leaving her work undone. Being a farms wife‚ she is bound to these difficult and repetitive tasks in which little to no reward or recognition is given. This gives her and Mrs.Peters reason to help Mrs. Wright and keep details away from their husbands and the sheriff. They feel bad for Mrs.Wright on the personal level understanding how agonizingly
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The theme of “Trifles” is women are neglected every day in society in the 1900s‚ as shown by the men’s interaction with Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale throughout the story. At the beginning of the story‚ the court attorney and sheriff consider women as simply the cleaners of the house. “‘Not much of a housekeeper‚ would you say‚ ladies?’” When the court attorney said this‚ he was attacking Mrs. Wright’s self worth‚ as Mrs. Hale counteracts by saying‚ “There’s a great deal of work to be done on a farm
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The play “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell takes place in a bleak‚ untidy kitchen of a farmhouse. Farmer John Wright has been murdered and his wife‚ Minnie Wright‚ is taken into custody as a suspect to his murder. Sheriff Peters and County Attorney George Henderson pride themselves on their powers of detection and logical reasoning. They begin searching through the house trying to find any sort of evidence. But it is the two women‚ Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale‚ who discover the trifles in which is the key
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