“Trifles” is a story about a murder. However, Susan Glaspell wrote it in such a way that bypasses the regular expectations of a murder mystery tale. The play focuses on “…the moral, social and psychological aspects of the assumptions and perceptions of the men and women who search for the murderer’s motive.” (Meyer 1368). Throughout ...
In 1916, Susan Glaspell’s play Trifles was published. This drama depicts a woman, Mrs. Wright, who is being judged by people of her town for the strangulation of her husband, John Wright. Through the mythological strategy, I interpret this drama as Glaspell’s attempt to make an argument that men restrict women’s rights of freedom. The ...
When people go out to see a play performance, while most times they are going for the sake of being entertained, in my opinion the most effective dramas are the ones that they can take a piece of with them when they leave. To do this, the drama needs to not only have a hook ...
There are many different thematic elements in Susan Glaspell’s A Jury of Her Peers. Some of the themes relate to socio-economic status. Other themes relate to issues that deal with feminism. The loyalty of a person to their own sex is one notable theme. The text of this fictitious story supports the idea that loyalty ...
Cast: Jeanie Hackett as Mrs. Peters Amy Madigan as Mrs. Hale Sam McMurray as the Sheriff Steven Vinovich as Mr. Hale Steven Weber as the County Attorney Directed by Rosalind Ayres. Recorded at The Invisible Studios, Los Angeles in April, 2011. Once again I get the pleasure of attending a theatrical performance without leaving my ...
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