Glaspell’s short story version of Trifles is called “A Jury of Her Peers.” Who are Mrs. Wright’s peers? What do the verdict would be if she were tried for her crime in 1916, when only men were permit- ted to serve on juries? If the trial were

Glaspell’s short story version of Trifles is called “A Jury of Her Peers.” Who are Mrs. Wright’s peers? What do you suppose the verdict would be if she were tried for her crime in 1916 when only men were permitted to serve on juries? If the trial were held today, do you think a jury might reach a different verdict? What would your own verdict be? Do you think Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters do the right thing by concealing the evidence?