TRIFLES AInfograph CONTACT Dimas Alf Rayhan (1906368222) Ester Johana Rotua (1906392902) Nixon (1906368115) Muhammad Frizckyansyah Dwi Putra (1908392966) Description Trifles is a one-act play by Susan Glaspell. It is frequently anthologized in American literature textbooks. The play begins as the county attorney, the sherrif, Mr. Hale, Mrs. Peters, and Mrs. Hale enter the Wright's empty farm house. On prompting from the county attorney, Mr. Hale recounts his visit to the house the previous day, when he found Mrs. Wright behaving strangely and found her husband upstairs with a rope around his neck, dead. Mr. Hale notes that, when he questioned her, Mrs, Wright claimed that she was fast asleep when someone strangled her husband. Characters Henry Peters 7 George Mrs. Peters mf Mrs, Hale Lewis Hale Mrs. Wright Henderson Middle-aged local Mr. Peters Wife Nite a8 Mr.Hale Wife John Wright John Wright Wife The county sheriff and husband SrA ‘oii attorney of Mrs, Peters Neighbor, A is neighboring farmer local farmer who found dead.RUC me Eile (ine ee ces net) Cen oC Door oceantesrtn ty Massachusetts, Susan Glaspell Is an American playwright, novelist, journalist and con Glaspell is known to have written nine novels, fifteen plays, and a biography. Often set in her native Midwest, these semi-autobiographical tales typically explore contemporary social issues, such as gender, ethics, and dissent, while featuring deep, sympathetic characters. In the early 21st century Glaspell is today recognized as a pioneering feminist writer and America’s first important modern female playwright. Her one-act play Trifles (1916) is, frequently cited as one of the greatest works of American theatre. Medium ‘Trifles first play was performed by the Provincetown Players at the Wharf Theatre in Provincetown, Massachusetts, on August 8, 1916. In the original performance, Glaspell, played the role of Mrs. Hale.Plot The Exposition The Rising Actin The two man (Mr Hale and Mr Peters) try to find the clues that will link them to the murder of John. Wright, but they fail to do so. Instead, they hurl some kind of sexist comments to both of their respective wives (Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters). When both of the two woman felt offended, they took Minnie's side instead and finally came to term the depressing life she has with her husband. Climax Cen CORSO C Cnt ata UCC OE area cos ea cnn precine been se eeteRag Cte from both of their respective Structure everyone shows upat the Wright's dark, secluded farmhouse. The story started with ‘the Professionals: but they failed. Then come the two characters: The She (Mr Peters) and County Attoeney iM Hale 1o fn out what ‘actually happened with John Wright, anc new theyr@ on ta something and attempted to piace something together ‘what actually happened on the day John Wright was murdered Resolution since the two respectable man (The County Attorney and The Sheriff) fails to find the said lence, they then left while Mrs, Hale makes a snarky comment to the County ‘Attorney while pressing her hand against the dead canary in her pockets. The two man are clueless, so the woman won this round. par eCeCeC Ra EATS Urnty Foner et eect ecient ey See U CUA sce SoCSymbols The conary symbolizes Minnie Wright end how she used fo behoves before. "Shy", ‘pretty’, and ‘can sing” sThe rope symbolizes death and destruction of Mr Wright's death and to symbolizes the unyielding emotional strangulation imposed upon Minnie The woman knows how much Minnie loves the bird so they and the audience should make the same assumption that Mr. Wright killed the it. The audience knows more than the Sheriff and the Attorney, which represents dramatic Y irony. The writers ise ramatic irony. It CONFLICT! built The conflict in Trifles seems to be between most apparent about the liberty Mrs. Hale and the oppression of the woman and Mrs. around the said era, most probably Peters because in that era it was mostly and as dominated by male in that society, the story which can be degrading in itself.l. progresse d, they find the dead canary.Questions! The setting How does the setting of place reflect Minnie's life? What kind of life does she have? The settings describe of a somewhat heavy life that Minnie has. And it perfectly captures the heavy and how trapping the relationship Minnie has, not to mention it perfectly captures the emotional and the atmosphere conditions of the characters. First, Trifles” started its setting until the ‘end of the play in the cold, bitter, lifeless winter. Third, the setting of the place in the farmhouse which Minnie lived in, seems very secluded. And in our interpretation this ‘add more tensions to the play. Second, the time setting in winter perfectly describes the tension between her and her husband all the way more. Not to mention the way Minnie tries to preserves her fruits in a jar, loaf bread outside the breadbox which elaborate our point more. scoot ut, te stings ofthe pace ol fs ‘broken jar, the cold pa in com re ah souive beet 2 tc ere solve been eat beer locke tas boken ving mt eoelate alt sore agnes oath cd erovorto Mine Overall, Minnie seems like she lived a lonely life. She feels trapped in her marriage and secluded from her neighbor and when her only solitary soul and friend “her precious bird, that we conclude was a symbol for herseif— got shot by John— her husband—something inside of her just_snapped. And then Minnie killed him: Double click toeditExplain how Glaspell identifie: s Minnie Wright with objects (the jars of preserves, the quilt and the canary) in her household. Minnie is proven guilty or innocent. The a quilts inked to killing a man with a rope around his neck. Mrs. Hale knew the Minnie was going to "knot it’, however, the man, was blinded by their arrogance, can't see anything about the juilt as nothing more than a The Jar of Preserves oer something When winter came, it was unimportant. time to preserves for some The Quilt food for the future literally and symbolically. But Minnie's jar was left untended, which can be means as Minnie was stuck in her cold marriage with a cold man, shatters; she is unable to go back. how does the cold temprature the quilt symbolizes whether ie act of knotting The Canary the canary represents Minnie, herself. The bird can sing, like herself, So in a way it was her only solitude fine of entertainment. And when Mr Wright just outright kill it, something inside Minnie snaps and kill her husband for killing her only source of entertainment and her friend, the bird. Not knowing how much the bird means to her and how trapped the bird feels too inside the birdcage. of the setting connect symbolically to the rest of the play? The cold temprature of the play connect symbolically to the rest of the play because the cold temprature makes us feel there's some lonely and deep depressed feelings of the woman after her husband's death.