Question

In part two of Trifles, How does Glaspell use irony to illustrate the idea that women were often seen as less capable than men in the early twentieth century?
A.)She leads the men all over the Wright’s property to find clues, but leaves the women in the kitchen.

B.)She makes Mrs. Peters appear to be afraid of breaking the law, but makes Mrs. Hale appear to be rebellious.

C.)She emphasizes the trust that Hale and Mr. Peters have in their wives, but shows the wives plotting to upstage their husbands.

D.)She suggests that Mrs. Wright may have been successful as a singer, but indicates that Mr. Wright was jealous of her possible success.

Answer 1

In part 2 of "Trifles"
 A.) She leads the men all over the Wright’s property to find clues, but leaves the women in the kitchen. The men considered all the little things found by the women all over the kitchen simply as trifles, nothing of any significance, not knowing that these "little things" are the evidence.

Answer 2

According to the question, In part two of Trifles, she leads the men all over the Wright’s property to find clues, but leaves the women in the kitchen is the correct answer.

Trifles was written in 1916. It was one –act play by Susan Glaspell that was based on true life event. Susan Glaspell was a young reporter. She covered a case that involved murder in Iowa. After some years, Susan Glaspell came up with the short play, trifles, based on her experiences.

Further Explanation  

For the first time, Trifles was performed in Provincetown, Massachusetts and Glaspell played the character, Mrs. Hale. The themes of the play were illustrations and examples of feminist drama. The themes also focused on women and men and their social roles. The play is mostly mentioned by American literature textbooks.  

Plot summary

The sheriff, his wife, the neighbors (Mr. and Mrs. Hale), the county attorney enter the kitchen of wright household. Mr. Hale gave the account of how he visited wright household the previous day. While Mr. hale was giving his account, Mrs. Wright greeted him but her behavior was very strange. She said with a dull voice that her husband was upstairs and dead.

The audience got to know about Mr. John wright murder through Mr. Hale explanation. He first discovered Mr. Wright’s body aside Mrs. Wright. Mrs. Wright’s claimed she was sleeping when an intruder came in and strangled her husband. Mrs. Wright’s submission seems obvious that she killed her husband and she became the prime suspect in the murder saga and she was taken into custody.

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