realism dramas. In play Trifles (Glaspell) and A Doll House (Ibsen)‚ men’s attitude to women causes conflicts. In both plays ‚Trifles and A Doll House‚ the women are considered mere trifles without their own feelings or opinions by the men. They are thought to have nothing to do with the society and have mere little attributions to the men’s very important work.In Trifles‚ the women are considered to be shallow‚ unimportant housekeepers who only care about trifles such as fruit in the
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Susan Glaspell was born in 1882; she wrote a short story called “A Jury of Her Peers” based on her play Trifles. Susan Glaspell received a degree in philosophy from Drake University. She became a newspaper reporter in Des Moines. The writer married a freethinker who believed in free love. In 1916 the author was inspired to write the play Trifles based on a murder case she covered on the job. One year later in 1917‚ she creates the short story. Mrs. Glaspell has stated that promotes all progressive
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Victim or Suspect? Inciting a debate over the morality of keeping a secret‚ Susan Glaspell captivates reader’s minds in her story “A Jury of Her Peers.” Through the exploitation of the personalities of characters Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters‚ Glaspell explores the chronicles of the discovery and subsequent investigation of the murder of John Wright. As the story unfolds‚ the question becomes not “Who murdered John Wright” but rather “Why was John Wright murdered.” This leads to the idea that Mrs
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Interpretive Reading for Thai Students Introduction Interpretative reading can be defined as the analysis of literary texts and subsequent enunciation of those texts. It is also sometimes called dramatic reading and relies on the reader’s voice to convey the emotion‚ drama and imagery of a narrative without actually acting it out. A good interpretative reader must possess a number of vocal skills such as the ability to control vocal tone‚ volume‚ pace and inflection to accurately communicate
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Read the Powerpoint and the Play (copies attached in our Lessons Folder) and then answer the following questions: Try to make reference to certain scenes or lines by describing them ( you do not need exact page numbers) as you remember them‚ GIVE EXAMPLES. **Please type up your answers on a separate page using our regular Class format. DO NOT REPEAT THE QUESTIONS WITH YOUR ANSWERS!!!! 1. What is the relationship between the two women‚ Mrs. Peters‚ Mrs. Hale? How do they react to one another
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Review of “Trifles” Susan Glaspell play‚ “Trifles”‚ revolves around Mrs. Wright‚ a woman who seeks revenge on her husband for oppressing her through their years of marriage. During the time of Glaspell’s play‚ early 1900’s‚ men are the dominant figures in society and women are expected to cook‚ clean‚ raise children and care for their husbands. Glaspell’s play‚ “Trifles”‚ main goal is portraying a theme of women being oppressed through marriage by the use of symbolism through a canary and a bird
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Tymeria Franklin Written Comp. Chris Bailey 4 April 2014 In the play “Trifles”‚ the police are investigating the scene. Lewis Hale tells how he discovered Mrs. Wright was acting weird when she told him that her husband was murdered while she was sleeping. Although a gun had been in the house‚ Mrs. Wright had been strangled with a rope. While the men are investigating upstairs‚ the women discover an empty birdcage and eventually finds the dead bird in a box in Mrs. Wright’s sewing basket while
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John Greer Colorado Technical University Online LITR240-1302B-02: Literature: A Mirror of Life Phase 1 IP: “Love in L.A.” and “A Good Man is hard to find” Professor: Jordine Logan May 27‚ 2013 “Love in L.A.” (Short Story) The setting of the story “Love in L.A.” takes place on the freeway of Los Angeles. The main character‚ Jake‚ is an immature‚ arrogant‚ irresponsible protagonist that is carelessly driving and daydreaming without a care in the world. Amidst the gridlock of traffic‚ he
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* Last week we reflected on our writing‚ and this week we deal with some things related to the reading we will do in this class. The two primary components of this class are reading literature and then writing about literature‚ and knowing some of the literary devices and features will help you with both reading and writing about literature. * Before I provide my examples‚ I want to explain that literary devices (I call them conventions sometimes too) are like strategies. That is‚ authors of
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Name and describe 4 interpretative skills used by a dancer. Explain the importance of each of these skills in dance performance. Give examples of how you have used these skills in your own work. All performance/interpretative skills are extremely important in any routine. There are various skills that each dancer must consider‚ the notable ones for this essay will be: Projection‚ Clarity of movement‚ Energy and Focus. I will be attempting to analyze‚ explain and give examples of these in my works
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