... feeling that she could not cross that threshold. The reason being given that she had been too busy to come by but now she could come (Glaspell 2). Another instance to be noted is a conversation between her and the young attorney. During this conversation, he asked if they were friends since they ... been morethan a year. Then she goes on to explain, I liked her well enough. Farmers wives have their hands full, it never seemed a very cheerful place (Glaspell 6). At this point, Mrs. Hale s empathy toward Mrs. Wright is apparent. The two women were left in the kitchen while the men were in...

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• Grade Level: High School

... women used to worry over trifles," seems to be old fashion. Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters have a lot to offer for the investigation. The Author Susan Glaspell shows an obvious stereotypical attitude by men towards women in her story, A Jury of Her Peers. The men don't understand women enough to ask the ladies to ... town popularity. For example Mrs. Peters stated "The law has got to punish crime. Mrs. Hale," and Mrs. Hale replies, "I wish you"d seen Minnie Foster."(Glaspell Pg. 74) Mrs. Hale didn't care whether or not she did murder her husband, but Mrs. Peters, being the sheriff's wife, pro...

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Worrying over Trifles In Susan Glaspell's Trifles, she without a doubt challenges the morals, beliefs, and values of her audience. The play begins in an old Midwestern farmhouse. George Henderson, Henry Peters ... in the home as if nothing tragic has occurred. Throughout the rest of the performance, there are many references to women and how they are less significant to men. Glaspell, through Lewis Hale's character, gives a passive statement that confirms early judgment of women: "Well, women are used to worrying over trifles" (1240). The sheriff ... any evidence themselves. In the end, the ...

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How Mr. Wright Caused His Own Murder In Susan Glaspell's Trifles, the things that drove Mrs. Minnie Wright to murder her husband were greatly brought on by Mr. Wright's dominating role as the male, isolation, lack of care for Minnie, ... with the people around him and certainly didn't want for his wife to be socially involved with others. To begin with, according to Marcia Noe, she said that "in Trifles Glaspell uses the lonely Iowa Farmhouse metaphorically to illustrate the psychological isolation that drove Minnie Wright to murder the man [Mr. Wright] who denied her the relationships with ...

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• Grade Level: High School