Trifles Essay
The Dramatic Effects of the Setting
While reading the short play, “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell, one can draw many conclusions based on the setting. The reader can form opinions of the characters and lives that they led just by the detailed description of the setting. But what exactly does the author’s use of setting do? The setting in the way Susan Glaspell wrote it was to help the reader to understand just how sad the main character, Mrs. Wright’s life was. The setting also helps you to understand why she loved her pet bird so much. And more importantly, the dramatic use of setting helps the reader to understand why she killed her husband.
While reading the beginning of the play, the reader gets the feeling that this woman killed her husband for no apparent reason. It is not until Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peter’s are alone in the main living quarters that you find out more about Mrs. Wright’s life. The reader then learns how much of a happy and cheerful person Mrs. Wright was......
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