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Trascrizione

Mrs. Peters: "My, it's cold in there."

Mrs. Hale: "...she kept so much to herself...."

Hale: "...women are used to worrying about trifles"

  • Reference to the title of the play
  • Trifles are small meaningless things
  • Idea that women care about unimportant things
  • John Wright was killed over a "trifle"
  • The reference to cold is symbolic of the Wrights' marriage.
  • Minnie's marriage to John Wright has caused her to change from her outgoing and friendly personality to a secluded and lonely woman

Plot

"knot it"

Mrs. Hale: "There was a gun in the house."

  • Several times throughout the play, the characters reference the murder weapon.
  • Even though there is a gun in the house, John Wright was murdered with a rope around his neck.
  • It would have been much easier for Minnie Wright to shot her husband with the gun.
  • Throughout the play, several characters reference Minnie's quilting style.
  • At one point, she changes her quilt from a standard format to knotting.
  • In the end, it is evident that Minnie murdered her husband because of John Wright's figurative murder of Minnie's character.

John Wright has been found murdered in his bed. His wife, Minnie Wright, is the prime suspect in the murder. Yet, other than the murder weapon, there is no evidence to be found. As the sheriff, county attorney, and neighbor try to solve the murder, their wives--Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale--solve the crime.

Mrs. Peters: "the law is the law"...

County Attorney: "a sheriff's wife is married to the law"

Mrs. Peters: "Why, here's a birdcage...She used to sing real pretty herself."

  • Idea that once a woman is married, she must take on the persona of her husband.
  • Mrs. Peters feels as though it is her duty as the sheriff's wife to stay true and uphold the law.
  • Mrs. Peters later feels conflicted about protecting Minnie and lying to her husband and the other men. Yet, she feels more compassion for Minnie Wright 's home life.
  • Minnie Wright is compared to a caged bird.
  • In literature and art, birds typically symbolize freedom and innocence.
  • Once Minnie is married, she stops singing--John Wright silenced Minnie's voice, much like he did the bird.
  • John Wright is strangled with a rope.

Trifles by Susan Glaspell

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