Trifles Susan Godspell

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Women dating back to the 20th century have faced oppression, and inequality. Women have a secret bond amongst each other due to the fact they can relate with one another, as shown in the story “Trifles” by Susan Godspell. Susan Godspell tells a story about a woman who is accused of killing her husband. People from their town go to the house to find clues, but for some reason only the women were able to find out the truth. For many years women have had the expectation of being the perfect housewife. Making sure the house is clean,watching over the kids,and making sure there’s food on the table. The women in Trifles all know how this feels since the drama was written in 1916, when women were expected to take care of their husbands. So naturally, …show more content…

They attach no emotion to it. Men expect to be served by their wives and husbands; treat their wives like property.” (Karagöz 4). This is relevant to the story because it gives an idea of what lives Minnie, Mrs. Hale, and Mrs. Peters had and how they could all relate to each other. This is why the women in the story are the ones to find all the evidence that point to Minnie as the murderer, but surprisingly enough they don't speak up about their findings. “Glaspell structures the play in such a way that only the female characters are able to solve the mystery behind the death of Mr. Wright. She designs the clues that the characters collect, on purpose, in a way that it is very difficult for the male characters to notice the clues and interpret them in the right manner to solve the mystery behind the death of a male character” (Karagöz 8). Later on in the script, the ladies express their struggles, which makes them connect with Minnie even if she is not present. Before Minnie committed the crime of killing her husband, she faced abuse that led her into doing it. There is evidence in the drama that indicates Minnie was in an abusive …show more content…

Brushes her eyes, noticing the bottle of fruit, reaches out for it. If I was you, I wouldn’t tell her her fruit was gone. Tell her it ain’t. Tell her it’s all right. Take this in to prove it to her. She—she may never know whether it was broken or not.” (Glaspell 10). Mrs. Hale felt bad for not being there for Minnie. She knows that she couldve been saved sooner if she had just come to visit more; this guilt she has is what led her into protecting her now that she is under investigation, and explains her motive for not wanting to speak about the evidence she and Mrs. Peters found. Therefore, women stick together because they understand each other. Mrs. Peters felt awful she couldn't have helped Minnie and taken her away from the situation she was in, but she is going to make sure she is seen as innocent in front of the judge. The loneliness the ladies have felt, or all the responsibilities they uphold, is what brought them together. While in jail, all Minnie had asked for was for someone to look over her jam and to bring her apron. This is what consumes her mind which is why Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters feel empathy for her because they get

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