In the play Trifles, the play write Susan Glaspell believes that women are being undressed by the men. This is shown throughout the story with the usage of several types of irony: dramatic, verbal, and situational. To starts of is an example from page 7, lines 73, “They wonder if she was going to quilt it or just knot it.” This was stated by the Sheriff right when they came downstairs after the ladies found the quilt. This is an example of dramatic irony as the men expect the ladies to be talking about such another insignificant trifle, but the reader know that what was just mentioned was the opposite of their expectations. The ladies were action talking about something that connects to the murder of Mr. Wright. This connects to the theme
