Question 1:
Thematic statement for "Trifles": Men and women have established roles in society, where their gender differences become apparent and significant. Men are aggressive and impatient; women are calm and intuitive.
Question 2:
In "Trifles", the exposition is set up in the scene description, which is an element of all plays. The exposition establishes the aesthetic and mood of the scene, in which the scene is described as "gloomy" and unkempt. The moment that signals the rising action is when Mrs. Peters is concerned with Mrs. Wright's frozen fruit, "worrying over trifles". From this point, Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale continue to find clues that point to Mrs. Wright's motive for murder, where the climax is finding the dead bird. After this incident, it becomes clear to the two women that Mrs. Wright was unhappy in her marriage, motivating her to kill her husband. There is no noticeable falling action after the climax. The resolution occurs with Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale covering up Mrs. Wright's motive (shown through the dead bird).
I agree with your thematic statement because there are clear gender roles found in this play which shows the differences between men and women.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with your thematic statement for "Trifles", in the story it shows how the men are impatient and aggressive which in the end bites them in the butt because they found no clues. But the women as you say calm and intuitive, which helps them find the evidence that Mrs. Wright murdered her husband.
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