TriflesSusan Glaspell(1876 – 1948)The story of Trifles was written in 1916, in a period in which women played a minimal role in resolving situations, and were thought like not having much to say or do that is important. There were important issues affecting women, such as birth control, socialism, and women's suffrage. Furthermore, in that period few women went to university or looked for work outside the home. Women were thought to be only interested in small unimportant things, hence the meaning of Trifles. All the characters in the play Trifles played a significant role in helping to describe the plot and theme of this story. The plot was to find the motive for the murder. The theme is that sometimes the smallest things can mean so much more. George Henderson, the young county attorney who wants to know what happened in the home of the late John Wright. However he believes that Mrs. Wright is responsible for Mr. Wright's death, but he needs proof, he needs why Mrs. Wright would kill her husband. He is focused on finding evidence that directly links Mrs. Wright to the murder. And looking at him he's so oblivious to the things in the kitchen that could give him a motive. Henry Peters is a middle-aged married sheriff. He leads the investigation into Mr. Wright's murder. His character is important because of his occupation and what he symbolizes to his wife, Mrs. Peters. Lewis Hale, the neighbor of the Wrights. It was he who found Mr. Wright dead in his bed and Mrs. Wright sitting silently in the house. He tries to talk about the character or Mr. Wright when he begins to tell the story of the events leading up to his visit with Mrs. Wright, but the sheriff would like... in the middle of the paper... the information they discovered a secret between them . Overall this was a great story, however this story reiterated something I've known all along, that women are practical and intelligent. Works Cited "Historical Context". BookRags. BookRags and Gale's For Students Series, 2103, Web.27 November 2013.Cummings, Michael. “Plot Summary.” Cummings Study Guide.NP, 2008. Web. November 17, 2013. Glaspell, Susan. "Nonsense." Literature: an introduction to reading and writing”. Ed. Edgar V. Roberts and Robert Zweig. Compact 5th edition. New York: Pearson Longman, 2012. 914-26. Print.Wang, Bella. Chazelle, Damien ed. “Nonsense Study Guide: Summary and Analysis of Part I.” GradeSaver, August 31, 2009 Web. November 24, 2013. Wikipedia Contributors. "Women's Suffrage." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, 27 November 2013. Web. 27 November. 2013.