Posted by Kammy Sahota (68.190.202.121) on June 20, 2005 at 8:43:59 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.:
>Drama vs. Short Story:
>Which version brings us into more intimate contact with the characters? How is that achieved? Does the short story's title "A Jury of Her Peers" suggest any shift in emphasis from the play's title, Trifles?
The short story and the inner thoughts of Martha Hale bring us closer to the characters in "A Jury of her Peers" as opposed to Trifles where the story does not go into the inner thoughts of the characters. Mrs Wrights past Minnie Foster and Martha's recollection of her in the begining of the story allow me to better connect with that character as opposed to the play where I can begin to understand her past but not as fully as the short story where it is given a greater emphasis. As far as the title goes I believe "A Jury of her peers" speaks more to the fact that she is being judged both by the men and women as to her motive in allegedly killing her husband, and Trifles speaks more to the men's feelings about the Women's significance as Mr. Hale refers to the worries as Trifles or things of insignicance. In both the male and female conflict is apparent, however, I think the title Trifles adds to the conflict as it is used to place the importance of the women far below the men.