Susan Glaspell writes a play based on feminism. The play is called “Trifles.” In this play, a woman is believed to kill her husband and is put in jail. Meanwhile the sheriff and detectives are trying to find clues to prove whether she is innocent or guilty. The sheriff and Mr. Hale bring their wives with them. While their husbands are investigating, the women stand by and pay close attention to the small details. The men make fun of them for this and ridicule them for doing “women-ish” things. In the end, the women solve the crime, proving to the men that women are just as capable as men.

   Glaspell, shows some humor in this play, too., for example, when the men make fun of the women for getting into the small details (trifles)and talking about the quilt and whether it was going to be knotted or not. The men laugh at them for this and make them out to be foolish. But this is not the only time the men do this. When the men and their wives reach the scene, the men expect their wives to just stand around and be useless. The men underestimated the women.

   In this play, Glaspell also shows that not only are women at least equal to men's capabilities, but also women actually have some power over the men. While the women are doing their “women-ish” things, they come closer to solving the mystery, but are deciding to keep it from the men. As the men keep making fun of them, the women just brush it off and keep their place without making any rude comment towards the men. The women with the upper hand, solve the mystery, and keep it between themselves, and take it to the court. The women have over-powered the men. Glaspell shows this by ending the play with the quote, “We call it knot it, Mr. Henderson.”.

   The play shows many themes, which you could choose from, and also whether you'd believe for the men to be wrong in this situation, or for them to be right for what they did. Although a majority of people may think that the author's point was just to tell a humorous, fictional story, I believe Glaspell’s point is to tell an empowering story, showing that women are just as capable as men, if not better, of doing  a job.