Question

Dentify the stage directions in this excerpt from Susan Glaspell's Trifles.MRS HALE: I'd hate to have men coming into my kitchen, snooping around and criticising.

(She arranges the pans under sink which the LAWYER had shoved out of place.)

MRS PETERS: Of course it's no more than their duty.

MRS HALE: Duty's all right, but I guess that deputy sheriff that came out to make the fire might have got a little of this on. (gives the roller towel a pull) Wish I'd thought of that sooner. Seems mean to talk about her for not having things slicked up when she had to come away in such a hurry.

What does the word arranges mean in this stage direction?
a. "places in proper order"
b. "plans an appointment"
c. "works out an agreement"

Answer 1

The term 'arranges' in the stage direction of the play 'Trifles' by Susan Glaspell means 'places in proper order.' This is shown when Mrs. Hale puts the pans back neatly under the sink. Option A is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

In Susan Glaspell's play Trifles, the term arranges as used in the stage direction refers to the action where Mrs. Hale organizes the pans back into their proper place. This is after the Lawyer displaced them.

The stage direction '(She arranges the pans under sink which the LAWYER had shoved out of place.)' provides a visual cue to both the actor playing Mrs.

Hale and the audience, showing a contrast to the disarray caused by the men's inspection, and highlights the care the women in the play take with the domestic sphere, which the men overlook. Consequently, the correct answer to the question is:

a. "places in proper order"