Problem
i. What does Trifles say about men? about women? about the ways in which they act toward each other? In how many different ways does Glaspell touch on this theme? (Notice the speech patterns of the men and the women. How do they differ? What themes and concerns do you hear from each?)
ii. Discuss the use of "trifles" in the play.
iii. Discuss the characterization of Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters. How are they contrasted in the early part of the play? What happens to them during the course of the play?
iv. With which of the characters in this play do your sympathies lie? Why? To what extent do you approve of their actions?