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  • Minnie And John Wright
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    Susan Glaspell wrote Trifles in the early 1900's long before the modern women's movement began. Symbolism is used in the play so that the audience is able to see through the eyes of Minnie Wright, and determine why she killed her husband. Character's names, the bird, and a quilt are three key symbols Glaspell uses in the play to provide the audience with the insight on the never heard, or seen characters, Minnie and John Wright. Glaspell uses character's names in Trifles as one form of symbolism...
  • John Wright Abuses Minnie
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    Trifles Mention the word feminist and most people think of the modern women's movement. Long before the bra burning of the 60's, however, writers were writing about the lives and concerns of women living in a male dominated society. Susan Glaspell's play, Trifles, was written in 1916, long before the modern women's movement began. Her story reveals, through Glaspell's use of formal literary proprieties, the role that women are expected to play in society, and the harm that it brings not only the...
  • Symbolic Of Minnie's Life
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    Susan Glaspell's "Trifles" is a play about a real life murder case that uses symbolism to help bring it to a close. It is easy to see that Mr. and Mrs. Wright live in a society that is cut off from the outside world and also strongly separated by gender. Three of the key symbols in Glaspell's play are a simple bird cage, a quilt, and isolationism. Anna Uong of Virginia Tech and Karen Shelton of JSR CC share these same ideas on symbolism. These three symbols are the main clues that help the reade...
  • Mrs Hale And Mrs Peters
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    Characters Mrs. Peters Mrs. Hale Mrs. Wright Sheriff Peters Scene: Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters bringing Mrs. Wright her personal belongings. Time Period of the Play Mrs. Hale: Minnie how yer' holding up? Mrs. Wright: Alright I guess, how is my fruit? Mrs. Peters: (nervously digging in her bag) Oh they are just fine, here we brought you one of you jars of cherries. Mrs. Hale: Minnie (in a low tense manner), Mrs. Peters and I thought it was a good idea to bring some of the quilt boxes you were pieci...
  • Mr Wright
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    In the play titled Trifles, by Susan Glaspell, Minnie Foster Wright is being accused of murdering her husband, John. In this production, Mrs. Wright is consistently referenced, and although she is not witnessed, she is very recognizable. There are important symbols in this play that signifies Mrs. Wright and her existence as it once was and as it currently exists to be. Particularly the canary, this symbolizes Mrs. Wright's long forgotten past. Additionally, the birdcage, this symbolizes her lif...
  • John And Minnie Wright
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    The use of Symbolism in "A Jury of Her Peers". Susan Glaspell's short story, A Jury of Her Peers, was written long before the modern women's movement began, yet her story reveals, through Glaspell's use of symbolism, the role that women are expected to play in society. Glaspell illustrates how this highly stereotypical role can create oppression for women and also bring harm to men as well. Character names are very important in A Jury of her Peers. The two characters, John and Minnie Wright, are...
  • Mrs Hale And Mrs Peters
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    Last semester I read Susan Glaspell's play, "Trifles", in a theater class. I found the play interesting but read it differently than Elaine Hedges did as she explains in her article "Small things reconsidered: Susan Glaspell's "A Jury Of Her Peers". "A Jury Of Her Peers" is the story version of the play "Trifles". My interpretation of the play was that it was simply a murder mystery in which two women concealed some incriminating evidence from the sheriff so as to keep a friend out of prison. He...
  • Barn Burning And Minnie Wright
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    William Faulkner and Susan Glaspell both used different techniques in disclosing round characters in their stories "Barn Burning", written by Faulkner, and in "A Jury of Her Peers", written by Glaspell. Sarty, in "Barn Burning", and Minnie Wright, in "A Jury of Her Peers" were both expressed as round characters by the authors. In "Barn Burning", Faulkner portrayed Sarty, a main character, as young and loyal son, which gave the reader a good impression of him. In "A Jury of Her Peers", Glaspell r...
  • Murder Of Mr Wright
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    The Foil of an Investigation In the early 1900's Susan Glaspell wrote many works. Two of her works stand out as true feminist tells, including the play Trifles and the short story "A Jury of Her Peers'. Trifles was written in 1920, while "A Jury of Her Peers' was written the following year. Trifles was written in only ten days. These works were not truly recognized until the 1970's though. Glaspell was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for "Alison's House' in 1931 (Maillakias 2). Glaspell was born on J...
  • Competence Of The Males In The Story
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    A Jury Of Her Peers' Differences AndA Jury Of Her Peers' Differences And Stereotypes Between Genders Differences and Stereotypes Between Genders in: Susan Glaspell?'s? A Jury of Her Peers? The Author Susan Glaspell shows an obvious stereotypical attitude by men towards women in her story, A Jury of Her Peers. This was most likely inclusive of the majority male frame of thinking many years ago, at the time this incident in the story took place. Glaspell wrote the story in 1917, so we are sure tha...

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