written by Susan Glaspell, and "Doll House," written by Henrik Ibsen. In both dramas, the characters

played by women were portrayed as nothing more than property which should be seen and not heard. This

is typical of society in the late 1800's and early 1900's, which is the time setting in which these dramas take

In the drama "Trifles," the male characters known as Henry Peters (sheriff) and George Henderson

(county attorney) strut around like roosters making lewd, sexist remarks while investigating the murder of

farmer John Wright. The two farm women, Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters, while forced to listen to such

barbaric comments, actually end up solving the murder. Throughout the drama, the male characters are

made to walk around the farm house looking for clues. Unfortunately, they do this from a male's point of

view and are completely oblivious to the unseen environment around them.

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children or a group of Torvald's friends.

For a male author born and raised in the 1800's, Ibsen does a fine job of looking at a relationship

were not thought to have been as smart as men, and were therefore not expected to understand the

banking institution. At this point, Nora receives a miracle she has not been looking forward to. The

in order to save his life. Society had a certain stigmatism about the women of the late 1800's. Women

miracle turned out to be a test in which she finds out that their storybook love is not as strong to Torvald as

However, women of today would not put up with either one of these situations. The women of

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Torvald Nora, Hale Peters, Doll House, John Wright's, Henrik Ibsen, George Henderson, , Policy Contact, John Wright, Henry Peters, male characters, late 1800's, doll house, china doll, trip italy,
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Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)