The one act play, "Trifles," by Susan Glaspell, is based on the murder of a man, John Wright. The wife of John Wright is suspected to be the murderer and the County Attorney and Sheriff are trying to find a motive behind the murder. The scene is set at the farmhouse of John Wright. The literary elements that the author used in the play are conflict, dramatic question, and climax. Conflict is considered the essence of drama. The conflict can be a struggle between opposing forces in the play, usually resolved by the end of the work. The conflict may occur within a character as well as between characters. In the play "Trifles," there are many different conflicts that exist. The first and most violent conflict is between John and Minnie Wright. This conflict takes place before the play actually begins. There is also conflict between the men and women characters. The conflict is from the men who believe they are more important than woman. They believe that the women should wait on them. There is also conflict within the two women, Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters. They have conflict within themselves because they are struggling to make the right decision as it relates to Mrs. Wright. Mrs. Hale struggles with the fact she wasn't there for Mrs. Wright. Mrs. Peters struggles with her dedication to the law, as a Sheriff's wife. They also have conflict between the two of them because Mrs. Hale knew Mrs. Wright personally and Mrs. Peters did not. Both women struggle with protecting the woman versus man. The next literary element is the dramatic question. The first dramatic question is the motive of Minnie. The county attorney needs a motive of why Minnie Wright killed her husband to prosecute her. That is the question that you ask yourself as you read or watch the play. The dramatic question poses a problem that must be solved. This is the first question because it gets answered. When Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters find the dead canary with the broken neck, that question is answered. We now know that Mrs. Wright killed her husband because of his cruelty. The new dramatic question is posed, will the women inform the men about what they found