Frank Lloyd Wright

The property located at 1518 Caroline Street, Fredericksburg Va, was built between 1897 and 1898 (Land Tax Books). The structure is a two story, two bay, wood framed, Italianate style in the Victorian era dwelling with a compound plan, hipped standing seam metal roof and a porch. The foundation is made of concrete block. The pillars of the porch are brick along with the two chimneys’, one located in the front right and one on the back left of the home. The walls are finished with clapboard board

attire but when she married her husband Mr. Wright wheres as now she worn shabby clothes. A strange murder happens at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wright, which lead the Attorney, the Sheriff, Hale, Mrs. Hale, Mrs. Peter to believe that Mrs. Wright murder her husband. Although, there was no motive of murder, besides the speculation of the investigation crew, such as Mr. Wright may have been abusive. Hale had mentioned that he wants to talk with Mr. Wright about getting a party telephone but he implied

The play Trifles by Susan Glaspell has many examples of symbolism. the bird is one symbol that is a huge part of the story. The bird’s symbolism and what it meant to Minnie Wright provides the reason for Mr. Wright’s murder. First, the bird symbolizes Minnie herself. Mrs. Hale confirms this after finding the bird cage by saying, “She--come to think of it, she was kind of like a bird herself--real sweet and pretty, but kind of timid and--fluttery. How--she--did--change.” According to Mrs. Hale, Minnie

Mr. wRight When searching for a life-long companion, every woman has their version of “Mr. Right.” For some, that perfect man may possess tall, dark, and handsome qualities. For others, he may only require a stable job and a head between his shoulders. In “A Jury of Her Peers” by Susan Glaspell, a version of “Mr. and Mrs. Wright” is ironically developed through two main characters, Martha Hale and Mrs. Peters. Throughout the literary work, Mrs. Hale overcomes her many burdens to protect a presumed

Susan Glaspell Works Perhaps the most notable difference between the two works is the change in title. The title of the drama, “Trifles” implies the inconsequential nature of the women, in the eyes of their male counterparts. Several times, within both works, the men regard the women as frivolous. In the drama, one of Mrs. Peters’ first lines is an explanation of Mrs. Wright’s concern over the state of her fruit preserves: “Oh, her fruit; it did freeze. She worried about that when it turned so cold

story “A Jury of Her Peers”, Sheriff Henry Peters, Mrs. Peters, and George Henderson, the county attorney, go to the Wright’s house to investigate the murder of Mr. Wright. Along the way the Wright’s neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Hale, come to help aid with the investigation. The prime suspect being accused for this murder was Minnie Wright, Mr. Wright’s wife. Then the story starts to unravel as the characters walk into the Wright’s home. In the series of events in “A Jury of Her Peers”, Glaspell suggests

Hale, asked Mrs. Peters if she knew John Wright and Mrs. Peters said she didn’t but she had “seen him in town and they say he was a good man.” (Glaspell 771). Mrs. Hale’s reply regarding John Wright being a good man describes a lot of men today who people think are good men as well. “Yes – good; he didn’t drink, and kept his word as well as most, I guess, and paid his

Unit 8 Essay If you have ever read both the play Trifles and the short story “A Jury of Her Peers”, both by susan glaspell, then you’ve probably realized that they are the same story, if you haven’t then you aren’t missing much. The story is about a murder case lead by the sheriff, the county attorney, and hale while mrs.hale and mrs.peters are downstairs gathering mrs.wright's, the wife of the victim and the prime suspect, things when they accidentally discover the evidence and the motivation that

looking at this story on a sociological standpoint, there are many instances in which you can study the characters in a clinical point of view. When looking at people or characters clinically you are examining their mental and physical health. Minnie Wright is the character with the widest array of mental challenges in this story. From a psychological standpoint the environment that a person lives in can have a huge impact on their emotional stability. In the story Mrs.Hale speaks highly of Mrs.Wright

example of this type of irony. Glaspell also includes much dramatic irony, in which the speaker is less aware of the full import of his or her words than the audience is. Probably the most obvious example of situational irony in the story, the Wrights’ kitchen becomes the crime scene. This is ironic because it is the one room in the house, that the audience is aware of, that is overlooked by the men. The county attorney is at first unsure and questions, “You’re convinced that there was nothing