Susan Glaspell Trifles questions
Subject
Humanities
Question Description
Read the text of Trifles here
answer all the questions with at least 3 sentences.
1-How does the setting of the play affect the plot? Consider the location of the house, the time of year, and the temperature of the house.
2- The scene setting states that there are unfinished dishes. How do the men interpret this? How do the women interpret this?
3- Why did Glaspell make the following decisions:
not to show the crime?
not to show the body?
not to show the other rooms of the house?
not to show Mr. or Mrs. Wright?
4- John Wright doesn't want to get a party telephone. What does this tell us about his character?
5- How do the men and women investigate differently? Why don't the men find the evidence that the women do?
6- What does Mrs. Wright's behavior suggest about her state of mind?
7- How has Mrs. Wright changedovertheyears, accordingtoMrs. Hale? Why?