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evidence for this murder. The attorney and sheriffpoke fun at their wives and their 'trifles.' When the men thinkthere is nothing important in the room by saying “Nothing here butkitchen things” and head upst airs to look for scene evidences forthe murder, their wives examine the so-called not important kitchenstuff where they find clues pointing to Mrs. Wright's guilt. Inother areas of the house, the women discover more clues that themen overlooked as mere
'trifles'. The men in this play betray asense of
self-importance, and they present themselves as
tough,serious-minded detectives while in truth, they are not nearly asobservant as their female wives. Their pompous attitude causes thewomen to feel defensive and form ranks. Not only do Mrs. Hale andMrs. Peters bonds, but also they chose to withhold evidence as anact of compassion for Mrs. Wright. Stealing the box with the deadbird is an act of loyalty to their gender and also an act ofdefiance against a callous patriarchal society. Trifles areactually not trifles at all. What an irony!
Plot Analysis: 'Trifles' is a play with an unified plot. It followsthe Aristotelian “Unities”with the evidence that the entire drama'splot begins and ends in a span of one day