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by Susan Glaspell

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The sheriff Henry Peters and the county attorney George Henderson arrive with the witness Lewis Hale, Mrs. Peters, and Mrs. Hale at John Wright's farmhouse, where the police are investigating Wright's murder. Lewis Hale recounts how he discovered Mrs. Wright acting bizarrely, as she told him that her husband was murdered while she was sleeping. Although a gun had been in the house, Wright was gruesomely strangled with a rope. The men continually disparage the women for worrying about trifles instead of about the case, but Henderson allows the women to collect some items for Mrs. Wright, who is in custody, as long as he agrees that the objects are irrelevant to the case.

While the men are investigating upstairs, Mrs. Hale reminisces about how…

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Posted By mely t #320445 at May 05, 2013 10:14 PM

 

Posted By hannah m #319055 at Apr 30, 2013 8:51 AM

Why are the women in the house?

a.
To clean up the broken preserves.
c.
To gather up some belongings to take to Minnie.
b.
To finish Minnie’s sewing.
d.
To investigate the murder of John Wright

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Posted By david h #310195 at Mar 21, 2013 7:00 PM