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The Sheriffs response is, Well can you s wot the women Held for murder and worryin about her preserves (Glaspell 1.28). The women realize the hard make water refer in canning this fruit and understand Mrs. Wrights concern. The men see this as useless compared to the trouble Mrs. Wright is facing. Likewise, in Isbens play A Doll theatre Helmer believes that his wife Nora only focuses on trivial matters. Three weeks prior to Christmas Nora played out every(prenominal) evening work alone. Helmer believes that Nora is making the family Christmas ornaments and other treats for the Christmas holidays. In reality, Nora is working for funds to repay a loan that she illegally acquired when Helmer was ill. The house barf is demonic for destroying the nonexisting ornaments. Helmer reminds her of the long hours spent away from the family. Helmer sa... ...n, John S. Ibsen The Open Vision. 1982. Durbach, Errol. A Dolls dramatics Ibsens Myth of Transformation. Boston Twayne, 1991. Glaspell, Susan. Trifles. Plays by Susan Gla spell. New York Dodd, Mead and Company, Inc., 1920. Reprinted in literary works An opening to Fiction, Poetry and Drama. X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia Eds. New York Harper Collins Publisher, 1995. Glaspell, Susan. Trifles. Making literary works look An Anthology for Readers and Writers. Ed. John Schilb and John Clifford. Boston Bedford / St. Martins, 2000. 127-137. Ibsen, Henrik. A Doll place (1879). Trans. Rolf Fjelde. Rpt. in Michael Meyer, ed. The Bedford Introduction to Literature. 5th edition. Boston & New York Bedford/St. Martins Press, 1999. 1564-1612. Templeton, Joan. The Doll House pass Criticism, Feminism, and Ibsen. PMLA (January 1989) 28-40. Comparing Mens Assumptions in Susan Glaspells Trifles and Henrik IbseMens Assumptions in Trifles and A Doll House There are many similarities in the relationships between men and women in Susan Glaspells Trifles and Henrik Ibsens A Doll House. The conflict in each play is the result of incorrect assumptions made by the males of a male-dominated society. The men believe that women focus on trivial matters and are incapable of intelligent thinking, while the women quietly prove the mens assumptions wrong. In the plays Trifles and A Doll House men believe women only focus on trivial matters. While Mrs. Wright is being held in jail for the murder of her husband, she is concerned about the cold weather causing her jars of fruit to freeze and burst. Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale discuss Mrs. Wrights concern over her canned fruit after finding a broken jar. Mrs. Peters voices Mrs. Wrights concern, She said the fird go out and her jars would break (Glaspell 1.27). The Sheriffs response is, Well can you beat the women Held for murder and worryin about her preserves (Glaspell 1.28). The women realize the hard work involved in canning this fruit and understand Mrs. Wrights concern. The men see this as unimportant compared to the trouble Mrs. Wright is facing. Likewise, in Isbens play A Doll House Helmer believes that his wife Nora only focuses on trivial matters. Three weeks prior to Christmas Nora spent every evening working alone. Helmer believes that Nora is making the family Christmas ornaments and other treats for the Christmas holidays. In reality, Nora is working for money to repay a loan that she illegally acquired when Helmer was ill. The house cat is blamed for destroying the nonexisting ornaments. Helmer reminds her of the long hours spent away from the family. Helmer sa... ...n, John S. Ibsen The Open Vision. 1982. Durbach, Errol. A Dolls House Ibsens Myth of Transformation. Boston Twayne, 1991. Glaspell, Susan. Trifles. Plays by Susan Glaspell. New York Dodd, Mead and Company, Inc., 1920. Reprinted in Literature An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry and Drama. X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia Eds. New York Harper Collins Publisher, 1995. Glaspell, Susan. Trifles. Making Literature Matter An Anthology for Readers and Writers. Ed. John Schilb and John Clifford. Boston Bedford / St. Martins, 2000. 127-137. Ibsen, Henrik. A Doll House (1879). Trans. Rolf Fjelde. Rpt. in Michael Meyer, ed. The Bedford Introduction to Literature. 5th edition. Boston & New York Bedford/St. Martins Press, 1999. 1564-1612. Templeton, Joan. The Doll House Backlash Criticism, Feminism, and Ibsen. PMLA (January 1989) 28-40.