Trifles

“Well, women are used to worrying over trifles.” This quote from the play Trifles is the best way to sum up the most interesting aspect of the play. Trifles are things of little value or importance. The play is centered on a murder that was committed. The sheriff and county attorney, accompanied by their wives, arrive to the house of John wright where his murder was committed. As the sheriff, county attorney, and Mr. Hale investigated the house, they talked about the little things in the house that were left undone by Mrs. Wright. They commented on the kitchen and how it was unclean. They also made comments like the women were less than them. Meanwhile, the women are the ones who discovered the evidence and motive of the murder before them and managed to hide it from them. Through out the play there are several little details or “trifles” that the women do pay attention to. For example, they noticed that the birdcage door was broken which lead them to look for the bird. They found the bird dead, which was the cause of the murder. If they hadn’t paid attention to detail they would have never discovered that important bit of information. They also attributed Mrs. Wright’s un-kept house to the fact that she was going crazy because her husband, John Wright killed, her bird. That was the only thing she had to entertain her and brighten her days. The women then hid the evidence in order to protect Mrs. Wright from going to jail for killing her husband. In all the play was pretty good. I figured Mrs. Wright had committed the murder, but I did want to put the puzzle pieces together to find out her motive for killing him. Paying attention to the trifles paid off.