Response Paper: Analysis of the Theme of Law, Duty and Justice in Trifles by Susan Glaspell. Trifles is a play based on mystery murder of Mr. Wright, and Mrs. Wright is arrested as she is the primary suspect i...Read More
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Response Paper: Analysis of the Theme of Law, Duty and Justice in Trifles by Susan Glaspell.
Trifles
is a play based on mystery murder of Mr. Wright, and Mrs. Wright is arrested as
she is the primary suspect in the crime. The central theme therefore for this
play is that of law, duty, and justice as, in any crime, there has to be follow
up actions to solve the case and let the justice be served. Because Minnie
Wright is arrested and she is in jail, she would need a change of clothes;
therefore, the two ladies Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peter set at to get clothes at
Mrs. Wright’s home. Here they meet the sheriff who is also Mrs. Peter’s
husband, on duty investigating and looking for any clues of how the murder
might have taken place. The county attorney is also here. The law is clear
where the investigation has to be done to determine the circumstances of the
murder and to prosecute the person guilty which is the duty of the county
attorney.
The process of law starts by conducting
investigations where the ladies are told to assist in finding any clues about
the murder. The ladies however discovered more than what meets the eye. At
first, they realize that Mrs. Wright just like any other woman worked hard,
however, men did not recognize their efforts as they referred to their chores
as trifles. They also discover that Mrs. Wright might have been living a lonely
life with so many duties to undertake and it is probably the reason why the
house was not in good condition. The only thing that would have made her life
less lonely is the bird she kept in a cage. After the ladies discovered a few
clues which are the shuttered cages and the bird that was already dead, they
concluded that Mr. Wright must have killed the bird and as a result drover Mrs.
Wright to kill him. Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peter decide to keep quiet about the
clues as they saw justice in protecting underappreciated lady who was driven
to murder because the only thing that mattered to her was destroyed by the one
person who made her life miserable.