[ORDER SOLUTION] Introduction to Drama

1. Relying on Freytag’s pyramid (p. 851), outline the plot structure of Glaspell’s “Trifles,” and Ives'”The Blizzard.” 2. What are the clues that lead the women in “Trifles” to discover the murder and its motive? 3. Why do the men fail to see the clues that Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters discover? 4. Do you think the women were justified in covering up for Mrs. Wright? 5. What is the significance of the play’s last line, spoken by Mrs. Hale: “We call it–knot it, Mr. Henderson.” 6. What is Neil’s profession in David Ives’ “The Blizzard” and how is it significant? 7. What is Jenny’s view of David’s work? 8. What is the a significance of the valise, “The Blizzard’s” only prop? 8. What happens to the characters at “The Blizzard’s” ending?