Sue Lloyd

For my creative project I put together a case file based upon the fictional murder of Julia Stoner detailed in “The Speckled Band”, a short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. I wanted to make the case file look realistic so I used a manilla folder with a picture of the “Stoner twins” attached to the front. Since the case in the story was unsolved in 1982 and Sherlock Holmes solved the case in April of 1983, I included this information on the file. A case number is written on the top of the file to…

Cultural Presentation 3 Frank Lloyd Wright was born in Richland Center, a small Wisconsin farming community, on June 8, 1867 to William and Anna Wright. His family moved frequently during his early years because William was a pastor. They lived in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Iowa before settling in Madison, Wisconsin, when Wright was 12 years old. In 1885, he graduated from the public high school in Madison and his parents got divorced, never to be seen again. Wright decided to enroll in at…

The name of play is significant to the theme of the story. The meaning of the word trifle is something that is trivial or inessential. So, the question is what is the relationship between the play's title and the attitude the men have regarding women and their "space" (kitchen) and their household duties? Well, in the story there was a murder committed by the wife of the of the man who died Mr. &Mrs. Wright. When the neighbor comes by and discovers that Mr. Wright had been murdered he sent for…

Character Analysis; Mrs. Wright In crimes, sometimes is more culpable the victim than the victimizer. In the play Trifles we find a variety of characters, even though it is a short play. All of them are interesting in their ways, but anyone like Mrs. Wright. She was the suspect of the murder of her husband, Mr. Wright. The character of Mrs. Wright have an intense contrast. She sways between being the suspect and being the real victim. What lead to the witness to consider her the suspect of the…

Robert Ivy is a very remarkable man and leader in the architecture industry. He is a man that believes that architectural concepts should be used to make life easier for people in general. He also commits time to working on various projects that are all about improving the quality of life for people. The Executive Vice President and CEO of the American Institute of Architects is the type of individual that is making innovative strides in their industry. Certainly, this was recognized by the…

In Susan Glaspell’s play Trifles written in 1916, reveal about a fascinating murder investigation to find out the real culprit behind it. The setting of Trifles is in a kitchen, the sphere, and everything surrounding shows the women’s lives. Mrs. Wright is suspected of strangling her husband to death. The reader can figure out from this play that the writer is being preoccupied with the culture, which is bound by the sex and gender roles. The title of the play Trifles means something of little…

Trifles by Susanne Glaspell focuses on morality and justice. But if you dig a little deeper into the play it shows the roles of men and women in society during that time, along with the effects of loneliness and revenge. Minnie symbolized a caged bird that is forced to hide her beauty, not to sing, and is isolated from the community. Glaspell used the bird cage to signify that Minnie had very limited space to do as she pleased. Her husband took away her femininity; the pretty dresses she used to…

Based on a true story, the play “Trifles” was first published in 1916 written for the acting troupe Susan Glaspell had began, and was written in 10 days. The short story adaptation “A Jury of Her Peers” was published in 1917 and considered quite controversial and disturbing. Which could have been because the two pieces were inspired by a real murder that Susan Glaspell covered at the Des Moines Daily News, the newspaper she reported for. The play follows the events surrounding the murder of John…

In the play Trifles by Susan Glaspell there are several different types of relationships examined throughout. Since writing this play in 1916 the relationships are very different then they are today. These different types of relationships add an extra element that enhances the readers experience when reading the play. The relationships investigated in this play are a murderous wife and dead husband, guilty friends, and the interesting dynamic husbands and wives in the 1900’s. The most obvious…

A farmer’s wife held for the murder of her husband. Who could be capable of understanding why she would do something like this? The story of this murder is told in the short story A Jury of Her Peers and in the play Trifles, both by Susan Glaspell. In both pieces of work, the investigation of this crime is taken place, but in slightly different points of view. Both of these stories show the opposite positions men and women have in society, but the short story shows more the feelings of how one…