Trifles Flashcards
When the county attorney was moving around the kitchen he makes some comments about the housekeeping abilities of Mrs. Wright. He also makes comments about the ladies. What type of attitude is he Displaying about the woman?
He is belittling women. He expects them to get all the house work done. He displays a negative attitude.
Why did the woman draw closer together?
To give each other moral support.
What reasons does Mrs. Hale give for not visiting Mrs. Wright more often?
She said I never seemed a cheerful place.
The broken birdcage and strangler canary are evidence of what?
The murder.
At what point in the play does the crisis occur?
When Mrs. peters and Mrs. Hale decide to hide a dead bird from authorities.
What does the cage represent?
It represents how Mrs. Wright was trapped in her marriage. It also represent minis gel cell in the beginning.
Why does the playwright keep mini offstage?
Leaves representation that she still in the cage.
What do the trifles reveal?
Reveals motive and minis state of mind.
Why are the stage props important?
The props create the atmosphere for the play without them the whole point of the play may be missed.
What do you think will happen to Minnie?
She’ll probably serve time for the murder.
Conflicts in the play are?
Men VS. women
Wrights marriage
Who can be considered round in the play?
Mrs. hale
What is the irony in this play?
The knot she used was one of her quilting knots.
What is irony?
A feeling tone mood or attitude arising from the awareness that what is (reality) is opposite form and usually worse than what seems to be (appearance).
What is point of view?
One of the elements of fiction point of view is the perspective or angle of vision from which a narrator or presents a story
