Trifles Questions on Birdcage

Trifles

The birdcage and dead canary in Trifles are significant pieces of evidence, which point to Mrs. Wright's motive to kill her husband. The canary also symbolically represents Mrs. Wright and the...

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Trifles

In Trifles, the women find five items suggesting Mrs. Wright's guilt: a birdcage with a broken door, a dead bird wrapped in silk, a quilt with erratic stitching, unwashed pans and dishes, and a new...

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Trifles

Susan Glaspell uses imagery in her play "Trifles" to reveal crucial clues about the murder through domestic details overlooked by the male investigators. The unfinished canning and dropped knitting...

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Trifles

The characters visit the Wright's home after Mr. Hale reports Mr. Wright's murder, discovered when he visited to discuss a telephone line. Mrs. Wright's odd behavior and claim of Mr. Wright's...

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