Trifles

1. How does Glaspell address the experiences of women in the male-dominated criminal justice system?

2. What was the process for conducting a murder inquiry in the 1910's?

2.1. Murder investigation

2.1.1. homicide invesigation

2.1.2. murder inquiry

2.1.3. homicide inquiry

2.2. 1900's

2.3. Due Process

3. How does Glaspell view married life in the 1900s?

3.1. What was life like for a farmer's wife without children? What would her responsibilities be?

3.2. Relationships

3.2.1. couple

3.2.2. together

3.3. Marriage

3.3.1. Matrimony

3.3.2. rituual

3.4. 1900s

3.4.1. outdated

3.4.2. past

4. How does Glaspell view neighbors in 1900s?

5. How typical was it for a woman to go to prison in the early 1900's?

5.1. typical

5.1.1. obvious

5.2. women

5.2.1. female

5.2.2. gender

5.3. prison

5.3.1. jail

5.3.2. crime

5.4. early 1900's

5.4.1. past

6. What kind of duties and jobs were expected of farmers' families/wives?

6.1. women

6.2. role

6.3. 1900s

6.4. farming

7. Were women seen as being able to commit crimes back in early America?

7.1. Women

7.1.1. Ladies

7.1.2. Woman

7.1.3. Girls

7.1.4. Feminine

7.2. Criminal Justice System

7.2.1. Crime

7.2.2. Legality

7.2.3. Government

7.2.4. Courts

7.3. 1900s

7.3.1. Early America

7.3.2. 1910s

7.4. Societal view on Crime

7.4.1. Social construct

8. What were rural women’s lives like in America in the early 1900s?

8.1. Rural America

8.2. women

8.2.1. woman

8.2.2. feminine

8.2.3. gender

8.3. Early 1900s

9. What experiences motivated Susan Glaspell to write Trifles?

10. Was domestic/emotional abuse a recognized issue when Glaspell wrote Trifles?

10.1. Emotional abuse

10.1.1. abuse

10.1.2. domestic violence

10.1.3. abusers

10.2. 1910s

10.2.1. 1900s

10.2.2. 1916

10.3. Prevalence

11. Did Glaspell view the murder that Mrs. Wright committed as justifiable?

11.1. Murder

11.1.1. crime

11.1.2. bloodshed

11.1.3. homicide

11.2. 1900s

11.2.1. outdated

11.2.2. past

11.3. Crime of Passion

11.3.1. twisted

11.3.2. unusual

11.4. Abuse

11.4.1. offense

11.4.2. injustice

12. How did the public receive the message behind Trifles?

12.1. Public

12.1.1. audience response

12.1.2. audience reception

12.2. message

12.2.1. theme

12.2.2. social commentary