Trifles

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Question One
The Wright family appears to have had a long-standing problem that only escalated with time. Mrs. Wright found herself in an abusive relationship where her husband never listened to her. In the free world away from marriage, Mrs. Wright had all the freedom, but after marriage, she got gaged in the union (Glaspell). Like nay caged bird, Mrs. Right denied the lady her conjugal rights. The Wrights were husband and wife, and it amounted to a grievous crime to deny Mrs. Wright the right of every married couple.
Question Two
John Wright is a local farmer who excels at what he does. The local community did consider Mr. Wright to be a good and dutiful person. Mrs. Hale describes Mr. Wright as a hard person to handle. John Wright cared less about his wife’s happiness. At times Mr. Wright did reprimand Mrs. Wright not to sing in the house (Glaspell). John had little regard for the opinions of his wife. In the period the play takes place, the place of women in society had no much thought. From the descriptions of Mr. John Wright, it appears that he is a man who is mainly overbearing on his wife. Some analysts may call Mr. Wright a chauvinist who was so into the practice that he never wanted a female voice at his house. John Wright might have been everything else not mentioned or easily decipherable from the play, but he for sure was not loving, understanding, and caring for his wife (Glaspell).
Question Three
The bird simplifies the life of Mr.

Wright. Before marriage as Minnie Foster, Mrs. Wright lived a happy life when compared to what she went through in her marriage. Once a person gets married, she gets caged in the relationship (Bradford). The master of the cage can decide to do anything with the pen once the bird is safely locked inside. Mrs. Right entered marriage hoping to enjoy a satisfying relationship, but, the husband was not keen on allowing that to happen. Like a caged bird, Minnie got shut, the moment she tried to sing in the house (Bradford). At the end of the play, Mrs. Wright strangled the bird, probably in the same way that she killed her husband. If the investigators found out the whereabouts of the bird, it could act as a central piece of evidence in establishing the motive of Mrs. Wright to kill Mr. Wright. In summary, the bird simplifies the life of Mrs. Wright and also it is enough evidence in developing the cause of Mrs. Wright’s action (Glaspell).
Question Four
Mrs. Hale shows empathy for the situation Mrs. Wright found herself. As per the recollection of Mrs. Hale, Minnie was a happy woman before she bonded with John in marriage. The two women in the play might have felt neglected in the full evidence collection exercise; when they found hard evidence, they choose to hold to it due to the already demonstrated discrimination (Glaspell). The three men in the play excused themselves and went upstairs to collect evidence while leaving women in the less exciting place, the kitchen. In the era in which the act gets reenacted, there was little regard for women (Bradford). In a pact of together and defiance to the perpetuated culture of men in the early 20th century Mrs. Peter and Mrs. Hale decided to punish their oppressors by hiding the evidence. Also, in suppressing the evidence, the two women were protecting their own, Mrs. Wright (Glaspell).
Works Cited
Bradford, Wade. “This One-Act Play Is Based On A True Small Town Murder Case In Iowa.” Thoughtco, 2017, https://www.thoughtco.com/trifles-by-susan-glaspell-overview-2713537.Glaspell, Susan. “Trifles – A One-Act Play by Susan Glaspell.” One-Act-Plays.Com, 2013, http://www.one-act-plays.com/dramas/trifles.html.