Women of today have come a long way since the periods portrayed in the dramas "Trifles,"
             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.
             During this time, the two ladies sit silently conversing between themselves about the tragedy, and
             actually find clues to the hows and whys of the suspect without really looking. The female characters in
             this drama are written to be very perceptive and understanding about what happens in everyday life in a
             country home, since they too are country homemakers. With this information, which the men do not share,
             they notice small insignificant looking items which appear to be out of place. Through deductive
             reasoning, the women were able to figure out that John Wright's wife had been abused for many years. Not
             physical abuse, but severe mental abuse. The abuse seemed to reach its zenith when her husband killed her
             canary by ringing the bird's neck. This signifies a symbol of the life and freedom she once had.
             In the drama "Doll House," the main character named Nora is a woman who has gone through life
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