lick on this link to access Databases A-Z on the RCC Library website. Click on

lick on this link to access Databases A-Z on the RCC Library website. Click on
Literary Reference Center Plus. Since you are off-campus, you will have to follow the
library’s log-in instructions.
Once logged in, copy and paste this into the very top search box: “Susan
Glaspell” AND “Trifles” AND “Beatty”; hit SEARCH, and read the article listed.
2) Familiarize yourself with performances of this lesson’s play:
There is a very brief clip of Trifles on YouTube—
follow this link. If you have the time, also watch the
film adaptation of Glaspell’s short story “A Jury of Her
Peers” by following this link. The short story is based
on the play but has more character development and
exposition.
3) As a reply to the appropriate forum in Discussions, post a well-thought-out
response to this lesson’s play. Focus on the elements of drama covered in this lesson,
as you address some of the guiding questions below:
Guiding questions for Trifles:
1) How is this play’s exposition
presented?
2) Mrs. Wright is never actually in the
play, but what do we find out about her,
and from whom? How reliable is this
information?
3) What are this play’s realistic and
nonrealistic elements? What is
significant about the play’s staging?
4) What is significant about a dirty
kitchen towel, table, and sink in
conjunction with Mrs. Wright’s request
for an apron?
5) What is significant about the crazy
stitches on the quilt?
6) What is in the box?
7) What is the motive for the crime? Is it
the real one?
8) What moves Mrs. Peters over to Mrs.
Hale’s side about covering up the
motive for the crime?
9) What are some of the gender
disparities in this play?
10) What does the word “trifles” mean,
and what is its significance in this
play? Is it ironic? What other irony
does this play have?
Also reply to at least one other classmate’s posting. Your reply should include
meaningful comments, questions, clarifications, and/or additions that specifically
discuss the play and your peer’s claims about the play.