Read the Trifles by Susan Glaspellhttp://www.one-act-plays.com/dramas/trifles.html 1. Choose theme2. Name one element of drama you find that helps carry the theme.3. Find a quote that is a good...

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Title: Trifles
    In the one cat play named ‘Trifles’ which was written by Susan Glaspel, one of the major themes is treatment of the women in the society. In the drama, Mr. John Wright was killed in his farmhouse and the main suspect was his wife Mrs. Wright. The County Attorney named Mr. Sheriff Peters goes to the farmhouse along with a neighbour of Mr. Wright in order to search for clues that would help to detect the actual murderer. Both of them bring their wives along. It can be noted in this drama that the identity of the women is derived from their husbands as the women characters are not given any names but are called after the initials of their husbands. Both the men continuously talk about how women worry over trivial matters and they belittle their own wives. In the process the men ignore the main clue that is found in the kitchen....