Question

draw conclusions about symbolic significance
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.
□ \knot it\ is not significant.
□ \knot it\ is a technique that only women understand, which mirrors the fact that the women are the only ones who know mrs. wrights motive and have evidence for mr. wrights murder.
□ \knot it\ refers to the strategy that the two women have used to piece together mrs. wrights motivation for murder.
□ \knot it\ signifies the recognition that mrs. wright murdered mr. wright by knotting a rope around his neck.

Explanation:

This question refers to Susan Glaspell's play Trifles. "Knot it" is a loaded, symbolic line:

1. It is a women-only technique (quilting knot), mirroring that the female characters are the only ones who uncover Mrs. Wright's motive and evidence, excluding the male investigators.
2. It is the coded way the two women recognize Mrs. Wright murdered her husband by knotting a rope around his neck, choosing to hide this evidence.
3. It is highly significant, so the first option is incorrect. The line does not refer to a strategy for murder, but to the act and their silent agreement to protect Mrs. Wright.

Answer:

☑ "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.
☑ "Knot it" signifies the recognition that Mrs. Wright murdered Mr. Wright by knotting a rope around his neck.