Susan Glaspell

written by Susan Glaspell, a foil exists between two female characters Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters. Glaspell allows these characters to act as foils to one another in order to highlight the contrary qualities and characteristics that are present throughout the play. Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters are foils to one another on the grounds that they differ from each other on their ideals of nineteenth-century feminine roles, opposition to the law, and societal restrictions on women. To begin with,…

Susan Glaspell’s “A Jury of Her Peers”, demonstrates how the rights of women were being dominated by the male society through social rules and beliefs. The world was controlled by men and hindered the women’s ability to progress. The female characters faced inequality in a society where they were controlled and dictated by their husbands. The author dramatizes gender differences of foreshadowing in the women’s rebellion. Captivity to the home is an exemplary Why is the title “A Jury of…

differences between a short story and play. The two pieces of literature by Susan Glaspell are wonderful examples of these differences. By writing the same story in different forms Susan Glaspell has made a wonderful example of literature to compare and contrast. Making these two stories an excellent learning experience. There are several ways to compare these two stories and these are only a few that one can find. Susan Glaspell wrote both “A Jury of Her Peers” and “Trifles”. “A Jury of Her…

Susan Glaspell is an American playwright and author who lived in the early twentieth century. When the role of women was skewed and not even nearly equal to that of men in literature, her art reflected her society and her life. Susan wrote many plays, but one that will be the sole means of discussion for this paper is Glaspell's, Trifles(a short play she wrote in ten days), which she produced in 1916. In Trifles, Glaspell shows how women were mainly given the reproductive role which confined…

Judgement is a modernized film version of Susan Glaspell’s play/short story, Trifles/ A Jury of Her Peers, by film student Steven Kale. When this film is compared to Glaspell’s original works about the Hossack Murder Trial, Kale attempts to remain true to her story and theme. There are many similarities and differences in historical context and social issues which have changed from the early 1900’s to 2009. On December 2, 1900, a sixty-year-old farmer, John Hossack, was murdered in Indianola,…

author Susan Glaspell are very similar . The different point of views affect both the characterization and setting of them. Different point of views in a story affects the characterization. The point of view in Trifles is third person objective, using this type of point of view indirectly shows the characterization. The most common way an author gives the readers information about the characters is by using their speech, actions, and thoughts which help to give information.Susan Glaspell…

made to be unhappy as well. The feeling of being miserable could drive a woman to search for her happiness in something else; she sometimes could find happiness in things such as pets, for example Minnie’s bird in Trifles. In the play Trifles by Susan Glaspell, the focus of the plot is the wife, Minnie Wright, who is facing a murder charge of her husband, John Wright. This one-act play also follows other characters who are trying to figure out what…

Throughout the early 1900’s, women were viewed by society as inferior to men. Those of the female sex were expected to cook, clean, and only speak when spoken to. Susan Glaspell criticizes these concepts in one of the most well known forms of feminist literature, “A Jury of Her Peers”. The story’s central point focuses on the murder of John Wright committed by his wife Minnie as the Hales and the Peters investigate the crime scene. Despite the women finding valuable evidence substantiating the…

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…

Comparison of Susan Glaspell’s Play Trifles with her Short Story “A Jury of Her Peers” The play Trifles and the short story “A Jury of Her Peers” both are similar stories but different genres of literature. Susan Glaspell wrote them both in the same era. Both titles are very significant and have meaning behind the title themselves. The women worry about all the “trifles” and ultimately a jury of her peers decided Minne Foster’s fate, quite literally. Karen Alkalay-Gut speaks about how the…