How does the setting of the Trifles affect the plot?
Compare and contrast Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters with Thelma and Louise. What motivates their actions? How do you judge their actions?
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August 3, 2019How does the setting of the Trifles affect the plot?
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?
8- WhatwasMrs. Wright’s motive? Whydon’tthewomentellthe men whatthey’vefoundout?
9- At theend of thestory, do thewomenthinkshe is guilty of a crime?
10- What is thesignificanceofthebird? Is it justpart of the motive, or is it symbolic?
