“Just be YOURSELF…”, we have all heard this saying before, in various situations and circumstances. However, since it is an abstract concept, truly being “yourself” involves a unique journey, an effort filled with emotions, self-analysis and ultimate realization of who you are. Internal and external influences affect how a person perceives themselves. Two dramatic characters, a man and a woman, go through mirroring journeys of self-recognition that lead them each to their own identities...and to paying the price to achieve that right. Susan Glaspell's "invisible" character in Trifles, Mrs. Wright, was a young girl of beauty and talent. Becoming “Mrs. Wright” has reluctantly changed her life and destiny. That is, marriage to John Wright changed Mrs. Wright from a social butterfly to a prisoner in her own home. Mr. Wright restricted communication between her and her friends and even between them. He thought everyone was “talking too much.” The couple had no children for Ms. Wright to care for or converse with. Slowly, she lost her old personality - a dynamic and vocal woman. His only comfort came in the form of a songbird. Ms. Wright was able to identify with the bird because she herself was in a “cage.” However, complications arise when her husband's strangulation and killing of the bird shatters her happy moments. The only symbol of who she was was taken away from her... again. Every person reaches a point where they will react unpredictably when pushed over the edge. Mrs. Wright, at this point in her life, recognized the need to resolve the crisis that was erupting within her...to remain in her current situation as her husband determined her "to be", or to attempt to change her status. .... . middle of paper......the shepherd who "got rid of" the child Oedipus under the instructions of his natural parents was one and the same. His revelations regarding Oedipus' undeniable identity as a baby and as a man at the crossroads were ultimately thrown upon the sad Oedipus. He is the murderer of his father and the husband of his mother. Each time Oedipus attempts to free himself from his true self, he invites increasing complications. King Oedipus finally clearly understands the harsh truth: the past he was fleeing is the future he must now accept... or will he dare deny its existence? King Oedipus chooses to end his ordeal at the hands of the citizens of Thebes. . However, Queen Iocaste cannot bear this reality and commits suicide. The unavoidable price that Oedipus had to pay to be himself, according to God's vision, was his life and that of his parents..