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    Trifles Thesis Statement: The Symbol of the Bird "Trifles" is a play which was written by Susan Glaspell in 1916. The play takes place in the empty farmhouse of Mr. and Mrs. Wright. The county attorney George Henderson‚ the sheriff Henry Peters and his wife‚ and Mr. and Mrs. Hale‚ neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. Wright all go to the farmhouse to investigate the crime scene. Throughout the book Susan Glaspell uses a lot of symbolism. One example was the a dead bird that the women find. Hoping

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    Writing Assignment 4 3/24/13 There are several themes in the play “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell; the most important theme however is loneliness. Mini Wright was very lonely because her husband isolated her; her canary bird symbolized Mini herself‚ and lastly‚ the jar of cherries symbolized her new freedom away from isolation. The use of symbolism in this story was Mini Wrights “cry for help”. A reader of this play has to analyze all of the symbols in order to feel the real pain Mini Wright

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    Lungu Diana- Beatrice Lecturer: A. Pennell Text- Analysis- Group 3 Nov 11‚ 2010 Trifles: Minnie Wright. A Bird in a Cage Minnie Wright represents the focal point in the short story‚ and the image that best reveals her character is that of a bird in a cage. By comparing Minnie to a bird locked in a cage‚ the author manages to convey to the reader her feelings of hopelessness‚ dispair‚ and a longing to be free again. Before she

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    1916 play‚ “Trifles”‚ the player writer exploits peoples

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    Trifles Trifles is a play by Susan Glaspell that covers the lives of several women and the men in their lives. The story begins with the murder of one of their 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

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    You’re Breaking Free A symbol in Susan Glaspell’s play Trifles that really stands out to me is the bird cage. The drama Trifles is about Mrs. Wright who kills her husband and an investigation conducted by the sheriff‚ county attorney‚ and their wives Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Pete. The bird cage symbolizes her marriage which is like a cell or a jail that Mr. Wright is keeping her in. We see Mrs. Wright as a happy person who: “. . . used to wear pretty clothes and be lively‚ when she was Minnie Foster‚ one

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    The fifth animal disease that is being discussed is an infectious equine virus call Streptococcus equi also known as strangles. Strangles is equine distemper which is a contagious upper respiratory tract infection seen in horses‚ donkeys and mules. This infection is caused by a bacterium called Streptococcus equi and is zootic in domesticated horses worldwide. It is a gram positive bacteria‚ capsulated β-hemolytic Lancefield group C coccus‚ which is an obligate parasite and a primary pathogen

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    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 they are searching for materials for the quilt. The bird had been

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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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    Hailey Ringold Dr. Kelley English 1020 18/ 07/ 23 Susan Glaspell raises awareness to many controversial topics and through symbolism in her play‚ “Trifles” in the early 1900s. The opening of the one-act play starts by introducing the characters that are; the young and arrogant County Attorney named George Henderson‚ Henry Peters who is the sheriff along with his wife‚ as well as neighbors Mr. and Mrs. Hale. The three men immediately walk into the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wright‚ while the women

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