Posted by Katie Hartman (67.172.174.151) on June 20, 2005 at 4:56:13 p.m.:
In Reply to: Unit 2 "A Jury..." and Trifles Question 3 posted by Jeanne Guerin on June 20, 2005 at 8:10:31 a.m.:
I think the play gives much more intimate contact with the characters. Even the first couple paragraphs that differ between the two leave out importnat information. The play starts in Mrs. Hale's kitchen and it gave you some insight into what kind of a person she is. The reader could get to know Mrs. Hale a little better before the story really even started. Having the play start at an esrlier time period than the story the pkay was able to achieve a more intimate relationship with the characters. The title "A Jury of Her Peers" give the emphasis that Mrs. Wright's jury are her peers and her nieghbors. They are the ones whoa re judging her and decididng whether to inform the men of their finding. The women found the dead bird, which provided a motive for the murder.