Truffles accepts a new position from Pantalone to become his servant. They introduce themselves to each other. Truffles speaks grandly, rambling on about his prestigious servant genealogy and made-up references. Pantalone, a very rich Venetian merchant, is always flaunting how wealthy and prestigious he is.
“I have the grandest wine cellar in all the land! Well, Truffles do go well with wine. I also have the grandest piano … etc.”
Truffles convinces his new master that all great men have their portrait painted and hung on the walls of their estates. Pantalone loves the idea of his grand face hanging above his grand hall. He asks Truffles to find the most renowned artist in all the land to paint his portrait. He gives Truffles a large bag of money to hire the artist. Truffles asks if
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Woman love to listen, you should do all the talking.”
Pantalone keeps practicing with the crazy walk, sounds and conversations about himself. The more ridiculous this becomes, the more confident Pantalone is feeling.
The scene changes and Olympia and Bette are in the Marketplace, Olympia is still wailing. Pantalone approaches Olympia walking like a bird, coo, coo sounds, and wearing the outfit. He uses the advice of Truffles, and tries to win her affection. Pantalone talks about himself and parades around with the ridiculous walk.
Olympia’s sad cries slowly turn to hilarious laughter at the craziness of Pantalone’s walk, talk and manner. Pantalone gets on one knee and proposes to Olympia. Bette quickly tries to accept on her behalf, but Olympia is not too sure. At first, she is offended by Pantalone’s unusual behavior, but at the same time finds this ‘act’ very endearing and finally agrees to marry Pantalone, with some encouragement from Bette. She tells Pantalone to make the arrangements with the Priest for the next afternoon and exits with
Hermia, originally the Apple of all Athens’ eye, put on an impossible pedestal by both Lysander and Demetrius, seems to trade social standings with the outcast Helena. It seems that Hermia doesn’t fully appreciate the quality of her state. She complains that her father will not allow her to merry her true love Lysander, and pawns her off to the inadequate Demetrius. Never can she accept the flattery of Demetrius’ unrequited love which her best friend would do anything to sincerely receive. Instead she revels in wonderment: “The more I [Hermia] hate, the more he [Demetrius] follows me” (I.i.198). Her unhappiness is far heightened when her two followers are given the love potion, turning them against her and beckoning to Helena. The cruel swap of fates lets the two female characters feel as though in the others’ shoes. It’s Hermia’s karma for being ungrateful at the attention bestowed upon her all these years that leads her to this harsh lesson.
The character development of Mrs. Peters is driven by her sympathy for Mrs. Wright. At the beginning of “Trifles”, Mrs. Peters’ character is portrayed as anxious and insecure. The evidence the women find reveals that Mrs. Wright was trapped in a neglectful marriage. All of the insightful evidence influences Mrs. Peters to disregard her duties as Mr. Peters’ wife, and conceal the evidence from him. Despite Mrs. Peters original compliant and coy personality, the events throughout the play drive her to boldly protest submitting to the male
As I’ve had your company, my love for you perpetuates to grow. I sit there with you as you complain “how slow This old moon wanes! She lingers my desires, like a stepdame or a dowager Ling withering out a young man’s revenue.”You rant about how slow the days pass, how the slow the moon fades, and how the moon is keeping you from what you optate, like what you compare to, a widow making her stepson wait to get his passed on possessions. Nonetheless, I’d found it amusing and relieving that we could be honest with each other. You wish for the day of our wedding to come and eager for it because you want to espouse me.“Stir up the Athenian youth to merriments. Awake the pert and nimble spirit of mirth. Turn Melancholy forth to funerals. The pale companion is not for our pomp," you order Philostrate. Theseus, when you said that, I knew you were serious about me and our wedding. You want to welcome me as the Queen of Athens with pride to everyone, and I appreciate that. Moreover, it shows me that you care about me and what others may think of me.
In her essay, "But What Do You Mean?" Deborah Tannen discusses how men and women 's conversation styles differ in how they communicate with one another. The problem is that men and women have different perspectives. Tannen explains that the "conversation rituals" among women are designed to be polite and sensitive to others, while the "conversation rituals" among men are designed to maintain superiority (328). Tannen explores seven ways in which men and women miscommunicate : apologies, criticism, thank-yous, fighting, praise, complaints, and jokes. Being no fault of either party, conversation strategies between men and women are just naturally different, these miscommunications can make conversation awkward and sometimes can be misunderstood.
The proceedings which take place before the Duke of Venice cause the young wife to assume a heretofore-unheard-of role for herself – that of barrister. She is compelled by the situation to stand before the senators and duke, members of the City Council of Venice, and present her side of the story in a convincing manner. As a lawyer she does remarkably well.
More than once in every man’s life he has yearned for something that is out of his reach. Whether it be fashionable clothes, an elaborate home, a newer car, or a more desirable career, some things are unattainable. George Milton, one of the main characters
When a woman marries she is expected to give up her family, her last name, and her virginity. In other words she is expected to give up the life she knew. Susan Glaspell’s play Trifles tells the story of a woman that gave up her all to please society and her husband. The story examines a woman who sacrificed her tranquility, her talents, and her individuality. In the end, the woman even gave up her freedom.
This ultimate pursuit of becoming a gentleman has drawn criticism and ridicule from Monsieur Jourdain’s peers. The process of becoming a member of the elite class is a universal standard accepted by everyone within
The biggest obstacle in this play occurs when the power of love is challenged by authority. The play starts with Theseus, duke of Athens, being eager to marry Hippolyta, who he wooed with his sword in combat. Although Theseus promises Hippolyta that he will wed her “with pomp, with triumph, with reveling,” true love between them is questionable. By starting the play with Theseus and Hippolyta, Shakespeare hints the audience of the authority involved in their marriage and leaves the audience wonder if they actually love each other. The focus is then shifted to the four lovers: Hermia, Lysander, Demetrius and Helena - by establishing the story of Hermia being forced by her father, Egeus, to marry Demetrius, when the person she actually wants to marry is Lysander. However, Egeus
Transformation refers to the procedure of thoughtful and radical variations in reference of formation, appearance as well as character. Transformation is particularly very authoritative because it can never be resisted by any individuals since it is a thing that is meant to happen regardless of the situation. In Peter Pan: Or the Boy Who Would Not Grow up Play authored by J.M. Barrie demonstrates how individuals often visualize childhood as a carefree time and an exciting one without worrying about the actual world. The word never-land is utilized as a representation of fantastical (Barrie and Alton 7). In this context, individuals tend to embrace the belief that both children fantasies and adult realities are two major differing words
In Athens, women had very little rights. Womens fathers were the ones who got to choose whom they married, and that caused trouble for the lovers. Hermia’s father, Egeus, strongly believed in this rule. At the beginning, Egeus decides that he wants Hermia to marry Demetrius, which is good for Demetrius but bad for Hermia. Hermia, daringly refuses her father’s wishes, so they seek the help of Theseus, the Duke of Athens. Theseus listens to their situation, and being the authority in the situation, tells Hermia: “Either to die the death, or to abjure for the society of men. Therefore, fair Hermia,... if you yield not to your father’s choice, you can endure the livery of a nun...”(24). This shows how authority, in this case the law, gets in the way of “the course of true love…”(28). Egeus’s decision to have Hermia marry Demetrius does not only affect Hermia but also affects Helena. When Hermia’s father chooses Demetris to be her
The play Trifles takes place in a rural area and centers around a woman, Mrs. Wright, who has been accused of killing her husband by strangling him. The act starts off in Mr. and Mrs. Wright’s home on a cold, winter morning the day after Mr. Wright’s body was discovered by the neighbor; the county attorney, the sheriff and his wife and the neighboring farmer and his wife are all inside the
"Trifles" is a play with a unified plot. Although there are verbal flashbacks to the events of the day of the murder of John Wright, the play's entire plot begins and ends in a span of one day. The author also extends the unified plot to create a single setting (the farmhouse kitchen). The plot centers on John Wright's murder. Mrs. Wright is the main suspect; an investigation is taking place as to the motive or reason for the crime.
This essay aims to discuss the argument both for and against the claims that Irish Travellers should be recognised as an ethnic group. An ethnic group is defined as "a category of people who identify with each other based on common language, ancestral, social, cultural, or national experiences" (Bailey 2010). Currently, the Irish Traveller community is not recognised by the Irish government as an ethnic minority group. This is despite the best efforts from the government-funded non-governmental organisation Pavee Point which was established in 1985 to improve the human rights of Irish Travellers and to help bridge the economic and social inequalities between Travellers and settled people in Ireland (Pavee Point 2016). In a country which became