In Brian Sutton's article, he summarizes the similarities between Marie de France "Laustic" and Susan Glaspell "Trifle". “Laustique” derived from medieval literature around the 12th century. This story is primarily seen in the Norton Anthology of Western Literature. The short play “Trifle” was born in the 20th century, during the women's rights movement. Although the two works come from different parts of literature, their themes mirror each other. Comparing their works, they both describe that women were oppressed and devalued by their husbands. Women suffer greatly from lack of companionship and depression. As a result, they are unhappy with their home and are looking for a way to escape the madness. The strange thing about this woman is that she seems to be married. She secretly dates the knight and becomes fascinated by his charms. She falls madly in love with the knight. The husband suspects the wife of being unfaithful in the marriage. Thus, he becomes jealous and obsessive, which ultimately leads to him monitoring his every move. As a result, it is observed carefully; she is unable to go out with her secret lover. So, every night, the woman would go to the window and secretly lay her eyes on the man she loves. The husband wanted to know why she spent so much time at the window every evening. The wife explains to her husband the reason she goes to the window is to listen to “the beautiful sound of the nightingale”. (Sutton171) The husband suspects the wife of being dishonest and he does not forget that she continues to see the knight. The husband ordered his servant to set traps to capture the bird. Then his servant catches the bird and returns it to him. “The husband brings the bird to his wife and, before her eyes, he maliciously killed it by breaking its neck with his hands.” (Sutton 171) The bird's blood splashes on his chest (Sutton 172). The wife is extremely saddened and depressed by her husband's actions. She takes the slaughtered bird, wraps it up and sends it to the knight. The knight receives the bird and places it in Wright who is found guilty of the murder of her husband. Mrs. Wright and her husband lived on an “isolated farm.” (Sutton 171) Mr. Wright was so cold that all of Mrs. Wright's friends avoided being around her. Mrs. Wright was not happy at home, in fact, she was unhappy. Due to her loneliness, she formed an intense relationship with a canary. The canary brought her comfort and helped ease the pain she was enduring in her home. When Mr. Wright died, Mrs. Wright felt liberated and relieved. His death was horrible and he died with a rope around his neck. During the murder investigation, the women, Ms. Hale and Ms. Peter, found damning evidence to solve the crime case. They discovered the empty birdcage and noticed the bird was missing. When they finally found the bird, it was dead and its neck appeared