Trifles: The Rise of Modern Feminism on the Stage, Part 2
Question 10 • (OC27) ENG 4-1001400-S2-VRobinson-VOL7006P
Based on what you have read, what is the significance of the phrase “knot it” in the final lines of the play? Check all of the boxes that apply.
Answer
A
“Knot it” is not significant.
B
“Knot it” is a technique that only women understand, which mirrors the fact that the women are the only ones who know Mrs. Wright’s motive and have evidence for Mr. Wright’s murder.
C
“Knot it” refers to the strategy that the two women have used to piece together Mrs. Wright’s motivation for murder.
D
“Knot it” signifies the recognition that Mrs. Wright murdered Mr. Wright by knotting a rope around his neck.
Explanation
“Knot it” plays on the women’s discussion of whether Mrs. Wright planned to “quilt it” and hints that she may have strangled her husband with a rope. The women have connected the clues and understand Mrs. Wright’s motive, while the men miss their meaning. The phrase therefore suggests both the women’s shared understanding and the method of the murder.
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