Sexism In Little Trifles By Susan Glaspell

Susan Glaspell’s “Trifles” is a dark, minimal, one act play that leaves you with more questions in the end. It tells a lot of story without using a lot of resources. So, I of course loved it. The use of language is great, “'He died of a rope round his neck” (Roberts, 985) works well with its matter of fact timing from Mrs. Wright. The time in America that this is set, assuming turn of the century America, works in its favor as well; we know that women were not treated favorably during this time. All of

“Trifles” by Susan Glaspell is a play that is largely based on stereotypes. The most prevalent one is the inferiority of women over men, though the play also explores the differences between genders in general.

The play Trifles by Susan Glaspell is engrossed in the theme of gender roles and expectations. It is made very clear the line drawn between the men and women in the play. The men have a different attitude toward Minnie Wright than the women do. Thus revealing the differences between them. The men immediately begin to criticize Mrs. Wright’s homemaking skills and the women empathize with her. They often say defend her by saying “There’s a great deal of work to be done on a farm.” (1861). The women were looked down upon by the men as the women are thought of as inferior to the men. As the men would often mock the women about what they take notice of in the home. The women were expected to be homemakers and obedient wives. The men were expected

"Trifles" is a one-act play written by Susan Glaspell, a woman who was born in 1876. She wrote Trifles based on her own experiences and observations as a woman. The play takes place in an empty farmhouse in the state of Iowa in 1916 and presents a murder enigma involving John Wright, the victim, and Mrs. Wright, his wife. In Trifles, Glaspell made women the main characters of the society. During the development of the play, we can see that the author wants to show how gender roles were divided and defined in society during the 1900s. Trifles also shows the repressive and harsh power that men had over women and how the self-confidence that men had in their selves didn't allow them to see important 'trifles' in women. I personally see Mrs. Wright's murder act as feminine revolt act against men. Also, the way Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale find the evidence could represent the same theme. At the end of the play, Glaspell superintend to shape the real importance of 'trifles' and women in society that has been ignored over the history since, traditionally, women were viewed as the 'weaker sex.'

Trifles, Susan Glaspell’s play written in 1916, reveal concerns of women living in a male dominated society. Glaspell communicates the role that women were expected to play in late 19th century society and the harm that can come of it to women, as well as men. The feminist agenda of Trifles was made obvious, in order to portray the lives of all women who live oppressed under male domination. John and Minnie Wright are two main characters who are never seen; however provide the incident for the play. In this play women are against men, Minnie against her husband, Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters against their husband’s, as well as men in general.

In Trifles by Susan Glaspell there are very clear gender lines and norms. The play follows three men and two women trying to solve the murder of a local man, Mr.Wright. The three men are seen as the ones who will solve the murder but in the end the disregarded women solve the murder. The women in the play are dismissed and seen as useless in helping solve the murder and are only taxed with taking care of the men. This turns into a tool for Mrs.Peters because she is able to use her gender and the way she is written off to solve the murder and help save a friend.

Susan Glaspell’s Trifles is a one-act play written in 1916 about the effect of gender differences on perceptions of duty, law, and justice. During the play, Minnie Wright is accused of murdering her husband John Wright while he slept. The murder is officially investigated by three men and unofficially investigated by two women. Trifles was written during the time when woman were not allowed to have large roles in society, their opinions were not held with high regard, and woman were mainly defined by the men they married.

In the 20th century men were thought to be the supreme over women. Over the course of years the sexual differences were changed and gradually got better, but there were still many bias accusations. The theory that men had to provide and women had to stay at home to do housework was a key turning point in this play. Using the actions, dialogues, and events of this play Susan Glaspell shows the ideology of sexism in this time period.

Susan Glaspell used her play Trifles to show what could happen if a woman was treated with such disrespect as she was in the early 20th century. Trifles was written and first performed in 1916, and during that time women served as servants to their husbands. They were responsible for cleaning the house, making babies, and cooking; meanwhile, the man was the “bread winner” or the provider of the house. Trifles begins, like any other investigation, with the Sheriff questioning Mrs. Hale and the Court attorney talking with Mrs. Peters. Then the men go upstairs to while Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters stay downstairs talking. Mrs. Hale doesn’t think that she did it while Mrs. Peters does not know. The women keep talking about

Susan Glaspell’s one-act play “Trifles” was written in 1916. It was written based on real events. When Glaspell was a reporter, she covered a murder case in a small town in Iowa. Later, she wrote this short play which was inspired by her investigation and what she observed. Glaspell used irony, symbolism, and setting in her creation of the authentic American drama, “Trifles”, to express life for women in a male-dominated society in the early nineteen hundreds.

    Even so, the domestic system the men have set up for their wives and their disregard for them after the rules and boundaries have been laid down prove to be the men's downfall. The evidence that Mrs. Wright killed her husband is woven into Mrs. Hale's and Mrs. Peters's conversations about Mrs. Wright's sawing and her pet bird. The knots in her quilt match those in the rope used to strangle Mr. Wright, and the bird, the last symbol of Mrs. Wright's vitality to be taken by her husband, is found dead. Unable to play the role of subservient wife anymore, Mrs. Wright is foreign to herself and therefore lives a lie. As Mrs. Hale proclaims, "It looks as if she didn't know what she was about!" (1177).

“Well, women are used to worrying over trifles,” Mr. Hale, a character in the play, Trifles, causally points out alluding that women lack the common sense to worry about the important things in life (1389). Trifles was written by Susan Glaspell in 1916 and first performed on August 9, 1916 by the Providence Players in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The play Trifles is about the investigation into the murder of John Wright by his wife Minnie, and how the men overlook the “trifles” and the women use these small things to piece together the clues to reveal the truth behind the murder. Susan Glaspell uses irony and symbolism in the play, Trifles, to show the lack of appreciation that men had for women and their handling of small everyday occurrences

Susan Glaspell is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright who composed the phenomenal play “Trifles” in 1916. The concept of the play came about while she was reminiscing about the Hossack’s murder case. Glaspell created five central characters to bring the play to life on stage who are George Henderson¬¬—county attorney, Henry Peters—sheriff, Lewis Hale—a neighboring farmer, Mrs. Peters, and Mrs. Hale. A terse overview of the play includes Mr. Hale visiting the Wright’s farmhouse to preferably speak with Mr. Wright; unfortunately, Mr. Wright was strangled to death by a rope. Mrs. Wright claims she does not know what occurred in their home due to her heavy sleeping. However, the central characters segregate by gender to formulate a resolution

“Trifles” a play by Susan Glaspell, emphasizes the thought that women were kept in their homes and their contributions to the home and family went unappreciated and unnoticed. The play gives readers a view of how women were view and treated during the 1900’s. As a female analyzing the play, Mrs. Wright’s motive for killing Mr. Wright was quite clear. Susan Glaspell gives her readers a feminist approach, to demonstrate how Mrs. Wright’s murdering of her husband is justified.

The average woman’s role in society today, starkly contrasts that of the female social norm expressed in eras predating the current; however, similarities do exist. Women once existed in the background, limited to lives of household responsibilities, compelled by overwhelming societal expectations to obey their male counterpart, and preform a set of domestic duties specific to their gender. Today this is not the case, however certain gender related expectations remain intact, and for this reason gender roles are still a prominent aspect of everyday social dynamics. The play “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell exemplifies gender roles as they were practiced in the early 1900s, by identifying women's subordinate roles in their marriages, and