Trifles: Genre 1 key example

Genre
Explanation and Analysis:

Trifles is a mystery in the form of a one-act play. The use of this genre allows Glaspell to maintain the narrative's tension and mystery, as the audience's understanding is limited to the real-time actions of the characters on the stage. Further, the one-act play allows Glaspell to use the story as a vehicle for her feminist sensibilities. Glaspell instills her arguments with pathos, confronting the audience directly through her characters' dialogue.