Category: Trifles

The play Trifles depicts a profound disagreement between two types of attitude and performance. The plays research exposes a significant contrast between female and male actions, based on a different perception of the environment. As Holstein claims in her paper, the difference in initial perception ultimately leads to the creation of two competing ethical paradigms…

Table of Contents Introduction The Period Before the 19th Amendment The Analysis of Trifles as a Feminist Play Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Susan Glaspells Trifles is widely accepted as the most shining example of feminist drama. Within only one act, the author manages to evolve a complicated plotline, to describe settings in detail, and, most…

Trifles, a work by Susan Glaspell, follows the structure of a common murder mystery but includes elements of social commentary and issues of great value. It can be summarized as a murder of a husband by a wife and the two connected yet individual investigations that follow. The storys unique element becomes apparent as two…

The play Jury of Her Peers is relevant to a class on Law and literature. It highlights how different people construe justice and fairness. Determining whether an action is right or wrong is not as straightforward as one may think. For instance, Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters did not condemn Mrs. Wright for killing her…

The play Trifles is about a murder scene where the male authority investigates Mr. John Wrights death. Mr. Wright has been strangled to death by a rope and the wife, Mrs. Wright, is the main suspect. However, with their understanding of the relationship between the Mr. and Mrs. Wright, of emotional abuse and neglect, the…

Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion Work Cited Introduction Mrs. Hale is the protagonist of Susan Glaspells Trifles, and her actions as such constitute the main driving force of the plot. She is involved in both person vs. person and person vs. society conflicts, as she opposes patriarchy on an individual level and then…

Trifles is a play written in 1916 by Susan Glaspell. It is categorized as feminist literature for highlighting how women are positioned in society as unimportant. The play carries a message for both males and females because it contrasts the women and men characters. It revolves around the murder of Mr. Wright allegedly by his…

Table of Contents Introduction Analysis Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Susan Glaspell is a celebrated American writer, and Trifles, a one-act play, is among the many works that she wrote in the early twentieth century. At the time, women in American society were facing various challenges and Glaspell used her literary skills to highlight the same,…