Discuss any five symbols used in the play "Trifles?"

-The title of the play refers to the concerns of the women in the play, which the men consider to be only “trifles.”

-Canning Jars of Fruit. The canning jars of fruit represent Minnie's extreme concern over her role as wife and her household responsibilities. ...

-The Dirty Towel. ...

-The Quilt. ...

-The Dead Bird.

the correct answers are:

c. “never in the history of his people had a man married a woman who spoke a different tongue.”

d. “‘it has never been heard,’ was the verdict of an old man speaking a few weeks later.”

e. “this man had come with others to commiserate with okeke.”