Sexism In Little Trifles By Susan Glaspell

“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’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.

Throughout history, sexism has been an ongoing conflict for women and still occurs even today. Constant fights over equal pay, the right to vote, and the right to work has become a major issue for women all over the years. In Susan Glaspell’s one-act play, Trifles, she explores the stereotypes and differences between the genders. The play was written and takes place in 19th century during the time where women were not treated the same as men. Written during that period, Trifles, deals with the rights of women and assumptions about women in society during that time. This feminist drama surrounds the murder of, John wright, who was found strangled in his house. Throughout the play, the audience recognizes that the women solve the murder mystery of Mr. Wright. While the men are oblivious to the truth because of their assumptions. Glaspell not only questions the women’s roles in society, but the knowledge and aspect that are valued within the specific contexts. Trifles utilizes irony to present the life problems faced by women during that time.

"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” 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.

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.

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

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.

The plot revolves around the visit to a farmhouse by County Attorney Henderson and Sheriff Peters to investigate the murder of John Wright; they are accompanied by the farmer who discovered the murder and, almost incidentally, by the farmer's and sheriff's wives. The men's assumption is that Minnie Wright, already in custody for the crime, has killed her husband, and they are there to search the house for clues to a motive. The audience undoubtedly sees them as protagonists at the start of the play. (Dymkowski

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 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

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

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

In the play “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell, the characters are not like the modern characters. These characters are people of the early years, and they are showing that men have a little more power than women do now. The play starts off telling of a murder and soon the character’s actions begin to unfold. The men of this play are speaking to the women

Susan Glaspell is a woman who is best known for her plays. One in particular that she has created is a tale called Trifles, which is a play that explores the repression of women. Women have always been looked down upon and as martially possessions of men since the early 1900’s. Women during this time period were considered to be second-class citizens with little no to rights. Some people could call women simple minded, “dumb”, and a form of property. Since the beginning of time, some women were physically and emotionally abused by their husbands over the course of many years and nothing has been done to prevent this occurrence. Since the early 1900’s and late 1800’s women have fought with persistence to break the mold formed by the men of society.