Susan Glaspell Trifles
Trifles
Susan Glaspell wrote her one act play to show women of all ages that women can too thrive to be more than just some one who does all of the household chores and takes care of their husband and children. The Stage directions of the play are a large role in affecting the mood of the play. The stage directions are a crucial component of a play. The court attorney believes just the opposite of what Susan Glaspell is trying to exude. He believes that women should always be neat, quiet, clean, and perfect. For example, he’s given these stage directions in which he says “Dirty towels! (Kicks his foot against the pans under the sink) Not much of a housekeeper, would you say, ladies?” This quote indicates that he truly believes that women should be the ideal House Wife. What this quote indicates is that it is abnormal for a woman to keep their house unkempt and they should have everything in and out of the house neat and clean at all times. “Well, women are used to worrying over trifles.” [The two women move a little closer together.] Women should keep their unimportant worries to themselves is what this quote indicates. These quotes and stage directions explain the way women were thought of or treated back then and how self-conscious their comments made them feel.
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The stage directions “(her hand against her pocket) We call it—knot it, Mr. Henderson.” Show that women can be just as calm, collected and cunning as men can. The dialect of the play sets a sort of a deeper mood than any other dialect would have. This quote form the story shows their dialect “Oh, I guess they're not very dangerous things the ladies have picked out.” It also follows the quote in the sentence above with a sort of “right back at ya” mood. In general the mood of the story only slightly changed but it still remained sort of eerie in the
Susan Glaspell wrote her one act play to show women of all ages that women can too thrive to be more than just some one who does all of the household chores and takes care of their husband and children. The Stage directions of the play are a large role in affecting the mood of the play. The stage directions are a crucial component of a play. The court attorney believes just the opposite of what Susan Glaspell is trying to exude. He believes that women should always be neat, quiet, clean, and perfect. For example, he’s given these stage directions in which he says “Dirty towels! (Kicks his foot against the pans under the sink) Not much of a housekeeper, would you say, ladies?” This quote indicates that he truly believes that women should be the ideal House Wife. What this quote indicates is that it is abnormal for a woman to keep their house unkempt and they should have everything in and out of the house neat and clean at all times. “Well, women are used to worrying over trifles.” [The two women move a little closer together.] Women should keep their unimportant worries to themselves is what this quote indicates. These quotes and stage directions explain the way women were thought of or treated back then and how self-conscious their comments made them feel.
The dialect …show more content…
The stage directions “(her hand against her pocket) We call it—knot it, Mr. Henderson.” Show that women can be just as calm, collected and cunning as men can. The dialect of the play sets a sort of a deeper mood than any other dialect would have. This quote form the story shows their dialect “Oh, I guess they're not very dangerous things the ladies have picked out.” It also follows the quote in the sentence above with a sort of “right back at ya” mood. In general the mood of the story only slightly changed but it still remained sort of eerie in the