An Essay on Glaspell's Trifles



An Essay on Glaspell's Trifles

Introduction

In 1916, Susan Glaspell wrote a one-act play, Trifles. Wharf Theater presented the play for the first time. The play had seven characters. Susan Glaspell (1876-1948) held many labels at the same time. She was a playwright, actress, director, poet and journalist. She was the founder of Provincetown Players (a modern American theatre company). She had written many short stories, plays and novels. The Literature world saw Glaspell as a symbol of feminist idealism. The play surrounded the murder of a man named, John Wright. His wife, Minnie Wright was the suspect ...