Psychoanalytical Essay of "trifles"

In the play, Trifles, the reader sees many different conflicts and motives of each character. All of the characters are at the Wright's home searching for motive in a murder investigation. The women and men though have very different motives as the story progresses. The men and women have different motives because of the personal feelings towards Mr. Wright and Mrs. Wright. The motive of the women are to make sure Mrs. Wright has a fair trail if there even is one and to make sure no evidence is found against her. The motive of the men are to put Mrs. Wright on trail for the murder of Mr. Wright and find as much evidence against her as well as her motive for killing Mr. Wright.

In the beginning of the play Glaspell introduces the reader into a messy kitchen with lots to do that the house wife, Mrs. Wright, did not get done before taking off to jail. The play opens with three male characters and two female characters in the kitchen all there for several purposes: to find out what motive Mrs. Wright had for killing her husband, and the women to gather some of Mrs. Wright's belongings to take to her in jail.

Then, Glaspell has Mr. Hale discuss what he saw on the day the murder was committed. His main purpose for being in the play is to let the reader know the background of the crime and Mr. Wright's opinion on being disturbed by people. Mr. Hale advises the other two men that he found Mrs. Wright in shock when he entered the house because her husband was killed in their bedroom that night. (Glaspell, 2001) Mr. Hale becomes the narrator to the story giving the details of the events leading to the findings of Mr. Wright.

Mrs. Hale talks about how great of a woman Mrs. Wright is and that she does not believe that Mrs. Wright could ever hurt anyone. Mrs. Hale proceeds to tell Mrs. Peters what a great woman Mrs. Wright is and how she feels at fault for the murder committed because she left Minnie alone and never visited. Mrs. Hale then gives the reader background information on Mrs. Wright also known as Minnie. Minnie use to sing in the church choir and was a beautiful young lady who was all happy until she married Mr. Wright. The writer lets the reader in on knowing that Mrs. Hale has her own reason of going with her husband to the Wright's home. She does not think Minnie is guilty and is there to make sure the men find nothing to incriminate her friend. The writer also takes us on the journey of Mrs. Peters loss of a child and lonely feeling. Glaspell makes the reader feel part of the play by going through all of these emotions and living through pain and loneliness. The writer brings the three women together by all of their losses and lets the reader have a sense of loneness. Glaspell makes the women feel as one even though the first time Mrs. Peters met Minnie was in jail, by doing this showing how they are all connected the same motive.

The writer also introduces us into the life of Mrs. Wright