The two wives, Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters are sent to the house to bring Mrs. Wright some personal items while Mr. Henderson and Mr. Peters investigate the crime scene. The men in Trifles talk to the women in what seems to be a sarcastic tone. There is a scene when Mr. Henderson looks around the house and says, "Not much of a housekeeper, would you say ladies, " [Gla10] and Mrs. Hale defends Mrs. Wright's housekeeping skills by saying there are many things to be done on a farm. The county attorney responds by saying, "Ah. Loyal to your sex " (671). The way men in Trifles judge the women based on what their ideal of what women should do is prominent throughout the story. Mr. Henderson judges the way Mrs. Wright's house looks and he ignores the small things that women have or do, and this is what causes him and Mr. Peters to lose sight of the important objects that could make the case. The men do not look at Mrs. Wright as being the victim. They only see Mr. Wright as the victim. .
Like in Trifles, Othello tends to look pass who the real victims of the play can be. It can be said that Desdemona is the real victim. She starts off as a confident daring person who goes against her father and marries Othello. She falls in love with his passion and his adventurous spirit. But as the play progresses she becomes a weak and passive person. She starts to believe that she is the cause of Othello's unhappiness. Iago has caused Desdemona harm, by convincing Othello that she is not faithful. He says, "Look to your wife; observe her well with Cassio In Venice they do let heaven see the pranks. They dare not show their husbands; their best conscience it is not to leave't undone, but keep't unknown " (827). Iago portrays women this way to influence Othello's views of Desdemona. Iago believes that all women cannot be trusted and that they will all at some point in time deceive their husbands. Throughout Othello we see that all the men believe that most women are promiscuous and not trustworthy.
