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Analyzing Trifles by Susan Glaspell: The Unheard Aspiration of Women

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www.dorar-aliraq.net/threads/337929-TRIFLES-a-play-in-one-act-by-Susan-Glaspell      The way society treats an individual or group of people could affect those people in many aspects, including psychological aspect. This kind of issue depicts in a play “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell. Despite a mysterious murder case is the focus of the story, there is also implied women’s status in society. How the society underestimate women’s aspiration affect the women psychologically. Women’s behavior and psychological condition that describes in this play is a reflection of the patriarchal society influence.      In order to solve the murder case of John Wright, the characters in this play carry out an investigation on the crime scene. They argue with each other opinions. However, it shows that women’s opinions were not so much heeded. In investigating the scene, the men only focuses on analyzing major objects, while women are very observant and pay attention to the trifles. Unfortunately, the effort

Review: The Sick Rose by William Blake

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  The Sick Rose William Blake   O Rose, thou art sick: The invisible worm, That flies in the night In the howling storm,   Has found out thy bed Of crimson joy; And his dark secret love Does thy life destroy.   https://www.almanac.com/plant/roses#        ‘The Sick Rose’ is a poem written by William Blake. The poem was included in the Songs of Innocence  which published in 1794. The Sick Rose consists of two stanzas and four lines in each and the rhyme is A B C B. The poem is using old English spelling.      The poem contains some personification and metaphors. In the words ‘O Rose you are sick’. ‘Rose’ means as woman or love. The metaphors are, invisible , howling , and bed . This poem is also using a lot of symbols, such as ‘worm’ which represents the death or sexual lust of men. The poem tells a story about a rose, a sick rose exactly, that unaware about its sickness. The rose got infected by the worm, but the rose is too naïve to realize it.      From the lyrics of this poem,