Trifles by Susan Glaspell opens in "a gloomy kitchen, and left without having been put in order--unwashed pans under the sink, a loaf of bread outside the bread-box". What does this opening give the single scene?

Every staged moment of Susan Glaspell's one-act play Trifles happens in which place?

In Trifles, Mrs Peters finds a birdcage and says, "Why, look at this door. It's broke. One hinge is pulled apart." What does this moment do to the scene?

In Trifles the women open a box and Mrs Peters says, "Somebody—wrung—its—neck." The stage direction adds: "Their eyes meet. A look of growing comprehension, of horror." Why is this the turn?

Which line from Trifles could not be cut without breaking the one-act structure?

Trifles ends with the County Attorney's joke and Mrs Hale's reply, "(her hand against her pocket) We call it--knot it, Mr Henderson." What does the closing settle?

A class plans a version of Trifles that shows the dead bird in the first minute. What does this do to the one-act structure?

Which scene would break the one-act structure of Trifles if it were added?

Near the start of Trifles, Hale tells the County Attorney what Mrs Wright said and did the morning before. What does this long speech let the play do?

In Trifles, what links the broken cage door to the box the women open later?

In Trifles, Mrs Wright comes on stage near the end to explain what happened.

In Trifles, Mrs Hale wonders whether Mrs Wright "was goin' to quilt it or just knot it?" and the men laugh at the question. What does the play's last line do with it?

Late in Trifles the County Attorney says, "it's all perfectly clear except a reason for doing it." Why does this line sit so near the end?

Early in Trifles the Sheriff says, "Nothing here but kitchen things." What does this line set up?

What is the one situation that Trifles carries from its opening to its close?

In Trifles the men enter the moment after the women see the dead bird, and Mrs Hale slips the box under the quilt pieces. What does this timing do?

A class shortens Trifles so Mrs Peters says "Somebody—wrung—its—neck." before the box is opened. Which revision repairs the order without changing the meaning?

In Trifles the frozen fruit is noticed early, and near the end Mrs Hale sends the one whole bottle in to Mrs Wright. What does this show about a one act's economy?

Trifles ends without a trial, a verdict or an arrest on stage. Why does this fit a one-act play?

Which added line would break the one-act structure of Trifles?