Blog Post 3: "Trifles"

I actually read this play in high school for my advanced dramatic literature class and performed of the scenes and it was actually one of my favorite pieces I read in that class, so I was excited to see it come up in this class as well. Gender roles play a large part in this play. After the death of Mr. Wright, Mrs. Wright is the prime suspect. Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters essentially figure out the murder when they find the dead bird but the Attorney and Sheriff push them off because they are women and they don't value their opinion. The fact that they are the women really devalues who they are in the play. Since the men are the "stereotypical" male figures in society, smart, always right, knowing what is best essentially, they do not see that Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters figure out that Mrs. Wright did what she did out of resentment toward her husband.
When women figure something out before a man does or they do something better than a man does it is immediately devalued or not taken seriously in society. This premiss is still alive today, women and their ideas are constantly devalued in certain social situations. Especially when it comes to figuring something out. The female brain and the knowledge that comes from a women is not always seen as on the same level as a man which is extremely frustrating as a women. I enjoyed this play a lot and I wanted to see what this play was like staged and I bet the rest of the class was wondering it as well, so here is a playlist of youtube vidoes of the staged show. Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFUaCXvIjY4&playnext=1&list=PLD2ED2B856710A0E4&feature=results_main