After reading Susan Glaspell’s play “Trifles The characters that must be analyzed are: Mrs. Peters, the Sheriff, and Mr. Hale Trifles 1. Title Implications: Explain what the word “trifles” means. Do you think it is a fitting title? 2. Symbolic Setting. Where is the murder site/ farmhouse located? B. Inside the house: List two things that let the audience “feel” how literally cold it is: 3. List three significant details that are evidence of a poorly kept kitchen: 4. Thumbnail Sketch: Make a comment about each of the characters (one sentence) A. Attorney Henderson_________________________________________________ B. Sheriff Peters ______________________________________________________ C. Mr. Hale __________________________________________________________ D. Mrs. Peters ________________________________________________________ E. Mrs. Hale _________________________________________________________ 5. List two “put down” comments the men make against women: 6. Why does Mrs. Hale get upset with the men talking about Mrs.Wright? 7. Why do you think the women hide the dead bird?
