Essay On Drama In the short play "Trifles, by Susan Glaspell, various questions and issues originate concerning with the bond between women, the difference between male and female, and what life was like in the early nineteen century for women. In addition, the importance and development of symbols are crucial. Throughout the play, Glaspell uses symbols to further and support Minnies isolation and lack of happiness in her life. Although the answers may be evident there is room for guesswork and doubt. The play is cleverly written because we are never introduced to Mr. and Mrs. Wright, to whom the entire dialogue and mystery is surrounding. This lack of the main characters makes it hard to know what really went on and whether anything was warranted or not. However, the intelligent use of symbols by Glaspell allows the reader to capture and examine various meanings. While the men are looking for clues and evidence against Minnie, they only seem to see a messy house that is inadequately taken care of (1618). At the same time, the women see a very different picture when they discovered a birdcage.As Mrs. Peters examines the birdcage she notices that the door is broken and mentions, looks as if someone must have been rough with it (1622). Neither woman knows if Minnie had a bird and Mrs. Hale contemplates the idea of the cat killing it. No, she didnt have a cat Mrs. Peters replied. They later discover a dead bird wrapped in a piece of silk. Mrs. Peters exclaims, Somebody---wrung---its---neck (1623). They heard steps approaching and Mrs. Hale hides the box with the dead bird under quilt pieces. The climax of the play is when the men return and county attorney sees the birdcage and questions the women about it. Mrs....
