“I heard she used to wear pretty clothes and be lively when she was Minnie Foster‚ one of those town girls singing in the choir” (1309) said the Wright’s neighbor‚ Mrs. Hale to Mrs. Peters‚ the sheriff’s wife. Susan Glaspell wrote the play‚ Trifles‚ which was published in 1916. This play is about a murder committed in a farmhouse in the Midwest‚ focusing on the meaning of Minnie Wright’s life and reasons behind killing her husband. The different assumptions and perceptions of the men and women in
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"What do you call an intelligent blonde? A Golden Retriever." What a typical example of a blonde joke known by almost everyone. Yet‚ are these jokes‚ based on unfounded premises‚ such entertaining? Why is it so rare to hear jokes of this sort about brunettes? Does this fact have anything to do with the so-called "dumb blondes stereotype"? Furthermore‚ how many of natural blondes‚ or to say "fair-hair" women or men exist? According to scientists‚ the population of blondes is declared to be 1.8 to 2 %
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both take steps in order to take control of their lives. In both plays‚ the women come to a realization of a woman’s true meaning in life‚ which was not known before that. In A Doll’s House‚ the realization comes to Nora‚ but later in the play. In "Trifles"‚ the realization comes to Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters who were witnesses to their neighbors abuse. In A Doll’s House‚ Nora is married to Torvald‚ controls every aspect of her from her spending habits to what she wears to the ball. By the end of the
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In “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell‚ the obvious murderer of Mr. Wright is Mrs. Wright. It wasn’t difficult to figure out this because Mrs. Wright was acting suspicious when questioned by the sheriff and county attorney Hale. She seemed entirely calm for a person who had just lost their husband. The motive behind Mrs. Wright killing her husband is unsure‚ but whatever it is it took Mrs. Wright over the edge. However‚ one reason n for Mrs. Wright to kill her husband could be because of domestic abuse.
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Prof. Java Intro to Literature April 1st‚ 2014 Susan Glaspell “Trifles” Susan Glaspell’s “Trifles” is a short play conveying the actions of a few police officers and concerned neighbors of a small farm couple in the aftermath of a curious murder. The play makes a statement towards feminine intuition‚ which is a bold claim considering that the play was written in the early 1900s. The police officers‚ Court Attorney George Henderson & Sheriff Henry Peters enter the Wright farm with neighbors Mr
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Susan Glaspell’s‚“Trifles‚” Mrs. Peters is the round character. While being a supportive sheriff’s wife‚ Mrs.Peters would follow all the guideline set in place for her. Such as what to say and what to do to be an honorable female in a society the is ruled by men. In the play the men would make careless remarks that were meant to dishonor the women. For example‚ when they show concert for Mrs. Wright’s preserves because they might have frozen‚ Mr. Hale relates women’s chores to “trifles”. While the play
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become. For example many people think women are sensitive and innocent due to their femininity. Meanwhile men are expected to be tough and provide for their wives. Over time however these standards are slowly changing and become less relevant. In Trifles by Susan Glaspell the husband John Wright is found murdered in his bed. The first and only suspect is his wife. There are many reasons why she looks guilty. For instance she is in the bed when he is strangled and said she did not wake up. Also little
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Title: Should homosexual couples be allowed to legally adopt children? OUTLINE Introduction Thesis statement: Adoption by same-sex couples should be legalized to provide orphans with a family environment or people who can take care of their wellbeing‚ provide the couples with the right to have children and a family of their own. Body 1. Paragraph 1 (supporting argument 1) Every parent should be equally legal to adopt children if they are willing to and if they are capable of rearing their children
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Susan Glaspell’s one-act play‚ Trifles‚ weaves a tale of an intriguing murder investigation to determine who did it. Mrs. Wright is suspected of strangling her husband to death. During the investigation the sheriff and squad of detectives are clueless and unable to find any evidence or motive to directly tie Mrs. Wright to the murder. They are baffled as to how he was strangled by a rope while they were supposedly asleep side by side. Glaspell artfully explores gender differences between men and
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“Trifles” is a classic feminist play about two women’s secret discovery of a woman murdering her husband. “A Jury of her Peers” is another edition of this story. During the 1830’s‚ the “Temperance Movement” which was the very first American reform campaign to emphasize the brutality of domestic violence. Insisting that domestic violence was the direct influence of alcohol the reformers believed that survival of the alcoholic’s wife was dependent on her rights to control her own earnings‚ gain custody
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