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 play “Trifles” written by Susan Glaspell contains many literary elements that support the theme of the play. There are many themes discussed in this one act play. Some of these themes include: patriarchal dominance and male chauvinism‚ law and duty‚ and justice. The main theme‚ although there are many‚ is patriarchal dominance‚ meaning that men believe that they are above women in all circumstances. This mindset is very common among the men in this play; the men infer that the women are not capable
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recognizes the equality and full humanity of women and men” – Gloria Steinem. Susan Glaspell’s short play “Trifles” can be recognized as feminist literature and the primary concept was to highlight the gender inequality where women are treated unequally and their viewpoints were taken lightly by men in the early 1900s. Glaspell features these pieces of evidence from the characters‚ and the setting. “Trifles” demonstrates the discrimination of a male-dominated society‚ and at the same time‚ insults women
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Film Adaptation Analysis of Trifles Susan Glaspell’s Trifles is a play about a murder mystery that is loosely based on an actual murder case that the author covered while working as a reporter for the Des Moines Daily News (Ben-Zvi 143). Since the play is written in 1916‚ a time when the boundaries between the private and public spheres are beginning to break down‚ it strongly reflects on the culture-bound notions of sex roles and gender. Back then‚ women are thought to be concerned about insignificant
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In Susan Glaspell’s “Trifles‚” elements such as setting‚ personality‚ and behavior are used to set the mood for this crime story. In this story‚ a woman is being accused of killing her husband‚ and what better than a play to act out such a thing. I feel that through the use of actions‚ costumes‚ and props‚ the visual elements in this play really help to bring out this murder mystery to life. In the beginning of the play‚ the scene starts out with the description of the house and its kitchen
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crimes were hidden from the government whether or not they were justified. Although the government plays a huge role in determining certain actions as crimes‚ one’s conscience is the real determining factor. In “The Trifles” by Susan Glasbell and “A Doll House” by Henrik Ibsen‚ both of the main characters commit crimes that they feel are justified. Mrs. Wright is accused of killing her husband in the play and justified by her neighbors for suffering through her emotionally abusive relationship. On the
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In literature‚ the main character is usually faced with a conflict and must find a solution to their problem. In A Doll’s House and Trifles‚ two women are faced with problems which will affect both their lives as well as the lives of others. In an act of desperation‚ without any idea of what else to do‚ or how else to solve their problems‚ the women do the unthinkable. They both commit a crime in an effort to help their situation. A Doll’s House is a story about Nora‚ a trophy wife whom spends
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In the play‚ “Trifles‚” Susan Glaspell demonstrates the inequality that occurs between men and women during the 20th century. From the opening scene‚ the two women are not given much attention unlike the men‚ until they are separated from them and become the main characters. Although the women are seen as inferior to men‚ they prove that they are much more capable as they are the ones who solve the case by thinking outside the box. They find the real motive behind Mrs. Wright’s action and are able
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In the play Trifles I believe it has many significant points that make this story stand out and resemble many stories we here about in today’s society. We begin by having two women by the names of Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters and then the two government officials who were all at the dead man Mr. John Wright’s house examining the crime scene the murder that had just taken place at. The sheriff and attorney are set from the very beginning that Mrs. Wright was the murderer and base their whole case around
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Little Things Mean A lot Susan Glaspell‚ the author of the drama play‚ Trifles‚ portrays the miserable reality of men deprecating women and coming second to men. The play’s name conveys the thought of a woman having logical sense. The ladies in the play were the main ones fit for making sense of clues and finding that Mrs. Wright murdered her spouse. George Henderson (the county attorney)‚ Henry Peters (the sheriff) with his wife‚ and Mr. and Mrs. Hale are trying to find out the truth about the
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