One main similarity between the two plays A Doll's House, by Henrik Ibsen, and Trifles, by Susan Glaspell, is that the women are treated like they are incompetent. ... In Trifles, Mr. ... One example is in Trifles, where the sheriff's wife and Mrs. ... The men in charge of the investigation often make fun of them about worrying about the small things, the trifles, but the whole time, they are just covering up what they have figured out without the men. ...

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Susan Glaspell's play "Trifles- highlights the unequal status of men and women that existed in the early 20th century. ... No telling; you women might come upon a clue to the motive "and that's the thing we need- (Glaspell 5). ... - (Glaspell 5). ... They support the claim of the thesis that Glaspell used dialogue to show misunderstanding between the men and women. ... With each moment, the men move further from the womanly "trifles" that would implicate Mrs. ...

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As we read Trifles, women begin a rebellion against a male-dominated society. ... In this play written by Susan Glaspell, the plot, the actions of various characters, and the dialogue communicate the author's disapproval of gender-role stereotypes. ... By this, one can see that Glaspell disapproves of gender stereotypes. ... By the way women are depicted in this story through the actions of various characters and the dialogue, Glaspell states that one should not judge people based on their gender. ... In writing this play, Glaspell changes the concept of gender-role stereotypes to sh...

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Trifles, written by Susan Glaspell, is the unique perspectives of the two different genders on the same issue. As suggested by its title, the central theme of Trifles is that things dismissed by some as trivial and insignificant ("trifles") often are very important. ...

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Hales statement "women used to worry over trifles," seems to be old fashion. ... The Author Susan Glaspell shows an obvious stereotypical attitude by men towards women in her story, A Jury of Her Peers. ... At this point the women should be more concerned with bigger things than trifles, because Mrs. ... (Glaspell Pg. 74) Mrs. ... (Glaspell Pg. 73) After raging on the cage for while she probably fanaticized about killing Mr. ...

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Women Trapped By Their Gender Roles Susan Glaspell's Trifles and Sophie Treadwell's Machinal each offer their readers examples of women who feel trapped by their gender roles. Trifles" Mrs. ... Wright (Glaspell 20). ... "Well, women are used to worrying over trifles" (Glaspell 19). ... Though Trifles" Mrs. ...

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Susan Glaspell's "A Jury of Her Peers" is a short story showing the differences between male and female. ... "Glaspell underscores here the male/female polarities that she will explore in the course of the play" (Mustazza 263). ... "Women are used to worrying over trifles" (Mr. ... The word trifles is defined as something of little importance or value, or to deal with something as if it were of little significance or value. ... For some reasons, the word "trifles" is truly applied to women. ...

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TRIFLES In an investigation men and women handle things very differently and have different views of what really happened. ... In this story of Trifles, Susan Glaspell shows how men criticize women in a murder investigation. Trifles, is about a murder that is based on an abandon farmhouse, and the investigation of a woman, Mrs. ...

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Trifle: something of little value, substance, or importance. In the short play "Trifles" by Susan Glaspell this is what the men accuse the women of "constantly worrying over". This play is set in the early 1900's and is about the murder of a man and trying to find clues as to why he was mur...

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Author Susan Glaspell was ahead of her time as she blurred the lines of traditional definitions, particularly of marriage and women's roles in society, in the early twentieth century. Based on her play Trifles, Glaspell's short story A Jury of Her Peers illustrates how men and women viewing the same set of circumstances will look at objects differently. ...

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