Held for murder, and worrying about her preserves!”(Glaspell). In the play, “Trifles”, the officer says the same thing, “Well, can you beat the women! Held for murder and worrying about her preserves”(Glaspell). It’s interesting that this line didn’t change in both of the stories. The author wants to keep this part in both stories. It shows how the men were only focused on one thing, while the women had other things they cared about too, even if the men didn’t really understand. However, there are several things that were slightly different between these two stories, i will mention two of them. First off, the play, Jury of Her Peers shows in more detail the feelings of Mrs. Hale, than in Trifles. There is a part in Jury of Her Peers where Martha Hale is studying the pieces of sewing Mrs. Wright had left, and she inferences that Mrs. Wright was nervous based on the fact that the quality of her
Held for murder, and worrying about her preserves!”(Glaspell). In the play, “Trifles”, the officer says the same thing, “Well, can you beat the women! Held for murder and worrying about her preserves”(Glaspell). It’s interesting that this line didn’t change in both of the stories. The author wants to keep this part in both stories. It shows how the men were only focused on one thing, while the women had other things they cared about too, even if the men didn’t really understand. However, there are several things that were slightly different between these two stories, i will mention two of them. First off, the play, Jury of Her Peers shows in more detail the feelings of Mrs. Hale, than in Trifles. There is a part in Jury of Her Peers where Martha Hale is studying the pieces of sewing Mrs. Wright had left, and she inferences that Mrs. Wright was nervous based on the fact that the quality of her