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    Literary Review of Susan Glaspell’s "Trifles" Susan Glaspell’s play "Trifles" is based on a true story and was written in 1916. Glaspell’s "Trifles" demonstrates the male-dominated society and how women were overlooked and had 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

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    The Trifles of Men and Women “Trifles” is a classic tale of patriarchal society in which women are in the home and men deal with the out of home issues. Things dealing with the home are “Trifles” according the 1917 play by Susan Glaspell. In her play she demonstrates how‚ in her society‚ people are changed by marriage‚ especially women‚ and how man and women find different things important. Mr. and Mrs. John Wright had a seemingly healthy relationship to the public‚ however‚ their marriage had

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    Although Minnie Foster does not appear on stage during the play Trifles by Susan Glaspell‚ it is important for readers to analyze her character in order to fully appreciate this literary work. Identifying Minnie Foster as a victim of domestic violence or as a cold-blooded killer can greatly impact how readers interpret the meaning and significance of Trifles. I believe that Minnie Foster should be pitied and that the murder of her cruel husband is nearly understandable. In this essay‚ I plan to defend

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    Trifles Essay The play “Trifles” is a murder mystery‚ which takes place in the kitchen of the Wrights home. In the beginning of the story‚ Glaspell sets the murder scene in the audiences mind by having Mr. Peters and Mr. Henderson interview Mr. Hale on his discovery of Mr. Wright’s body. Mr. Hale then begins to talk about the condition of Mr. Wright‚ and then continues on and talks about the behavior of Mrs. Wright The rising action in the story begins after the men leave the women‚ and go

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    Glaspell uses general stereotypes of the time periods gender specific roles. Leonard Mustazza very helpfully points out the difference between the genders and how the characters react to their position (Mustazza 1). Throughout the play‚ the male characters steers the readers into believing that a woman’s place is at the home‚ where she is spending most of her time cleaning and taking care of her husband. One knows this because the county attorney remarks‚ “I shouldn’t say she had the homemaking

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    words may make their appearance in similar text‚ they have different meanings. While sympathy is feeling compassion‚ sorrow‚ or pity for the hardships that another person encounters‚ empathy involves putting yourself in in the shoes of another. In Susan Glaspell’s short story‚ A Jury of Her Peers‚ Martha Hale demonstrates both of these commonly confused words. Martha Hale‚ the wife of Mr. Hale‚ is a resident of the farm close to the property of the Wrights’. Mrs.Hale used to be good friends with

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    Natural and Godly         At first glance‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne ’s "The Birthmark" and Susan Glaspell ’s "Trifles" hardly seem even remotely similar‚ and do not relate to each other.  "The Birthmark" chronicles Aylmer‚ a skilled alchemist and new husband‚ and his fascination with beauty and science as it turns to a morbid obsession which ultimately takes the life of his kind and beautiful wife Georgiana.  "Trifles" is a passive mystery that relates the murder of John Wright by his wife Minnie in an

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    that to them. To be specific‚ society in that time took the women’s right away from them; they cannot be what they want to be. However‚ in this Era‚ there were many writers‚ who wrote about this issue. On July 1‚ 1876‚ in Davenport‚ Iowa Susan Glaspell was born. Susan was one of those writers that women’s inferiority in society bothered her. She wrote several literary works which are strongly feminist and discusses the roles that women forced to play in society and the relationships between men and

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    University of Sarajevo Faculty of Philosophy Sarajevo English Department Introduction to Contemporary American Drama Essay: The Role of the Absent Character in Susan Glaspell’s Trifles & Inheritors Student: Huanita Prlja Instructor: Ifeta Čirić – Fazlija‚ M.A. Sarajevo‚ 10th April 2012 Contents I Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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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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