Trifles Questions on Act 1
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Why do Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters hide the bird's body in Susan Glaspell's play, Trifles?
The men go through the home, looking for evidence of the crime. They do not notice details that would be important to the women, who stay behind in the kitchen. The women talk about Mrs. Wright and...
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Identify the author and title of the work this quote is from, and explain its significance in relation to the text.
The quotation from the play is rich in details and provides much greater insight into the lives of Mrs. Wright and her husband than do the other two pieces of literature. The reader gets a better...
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In Trifles, what does Mr. Hale report to the county attorney?
Mr. Hale reports to the county attorney, George Henderson, that he discovered John Wright's body at the Wright farmhouse. Hale had visited the farm to discuss sharing a telephone line with Wright and...