Trifles Themes

Trifles is thought of as one of the first feminist dramas, so we're guessing there's a pretty good chance that the theme of Women and Femininity is in there somewhere. Okay, we're not guessing—we...

Trifles flips typical ideas of Justice and Judgment totally on their head. Typically, when somebody murders another person, we think they ought to be punished, right? Trifles says, "Meh, not so muc...

Isn't it weird that one of few things that bring us all together is the fact that we all know what it's like to be alone? Hey, we're not trying to get all mopey on you—we're just trying to be as...

Menfolk don't come off looking so great in this feminist classic—and that's putting it mildly. The nicer dudes in Trifles are blatantly sexist against women, while the meaner guys are blatantly s...

We've got a lady in jail for murdering her husband in this play, so we dare anybody to say that Freedom and Confinement isn't a theme. On top of the literal imprisonment, Trifles also paints an inc...

Are you dying for a vivid picture of rural Midwestern life at the turn of 20th century? Well, you're in luck. Are you just reading Trifles because some teacher made you? Well, you're still in luckâ...

Trifles is a murder mystery, so there's no doubt the theme of violence is going to come into play. Things aren't quite so clear cut when comes to this theme, though. Usually, we see the violent mur...