“Trifles” written by Susan Glaspell (1996) takes us on an investigation through a drama. She gives us questions and lets us envision the setting, characters, and the whole play in general. Her writings let us think about the different way dialogues and conversations in the play might be delivered. Not only that, as we go in depth in the drama, we can visualize two very contrasting conflicts that Glaspell writes magnificently. Rival causes play a very important role in this drama because of the given outcome or end result that occurs. Through the discourse of this discussion upon “Trifles” we will examine the two main rival causes and its specific evidences that support each side in reference to the drama itself. The rival causes depend on two very contrasting sides, one side from the men’s point of view and the other shows the women’s perspective of the whole investigation.
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Wright, who supposedly killed her husband Mr. Wright, by hanging him with a rope. These men try to take motive through the accusation of Mrs. Wright. Their mindsets believe and determine that nothing can be discovered in the house and by being straightforward, the feel confident that Mrs. Wright was the rightful killer of the investigation. Not only did they have an accused mindset, they also were prejudice upon the women’s suggestions of overlooking the entire house, especially the kitchen. This proves that the men fail to recognize women’s ideas and fail to enter women’s perspectives in general. As quoted in Trifles, Mr. Hale explains, “Women are used to worrying over trifles.” (747) With this sentence he states that women are unimportant towards any suggestion they offer especially in this whole play that Glaspell wants us to become knowledgeable about. As we dig into the women’s roles lets become observant of the time period as women in this age were treated
Wright, who supposedly killed her husband Mr. Wright, by hanging him with a rope. These men try to take motive through the accusation of Mrs. Wright. Their mindsets believe and determine that nothing can be discovered in the house and by being straightforward, the feel confident that Mrs. Wright was the rightful killer of the investigation. Not only did they have an accused mindset, they also were prejudice upon the women’s suggestions of overlooking the entire house, especially the kitchen. This proves that the men fail to recognize women’s ideas and fail to enter women’s perspectives in general. As quoted in Trifles, Mr. Hale explains, “Women are used to worrying over trifles.” (747) With this sentence he states that women are unimportant towards any suggestion they offer especially in this whole play that Glaspell wants us to become knowledgeable about. As we dig into the women’s roles lets become observant of the time period as women in this age were treated