Trifles and A jury of Her Peers
Trifles and “A Jury of Her Peers” Compare/Contrast The nineteenth century saw the emergence of several prominent female literary figures, one of which included Kate Chopin. ... Female writers such as Kate Chopin, and Susan Glaspell’s involvement in the Provincetown Players, strongly influenced the creation of Glaspell’s first play, Trifles. She based her first play, Trifles, on an actual murder case she covered while working for the Des Moines Daily News. “A Jury of Her Peers” is the short story version of the same event. Both Trifles and “A Jury of Her Peers” have many things in common, since they are both based on the same event, but there are also some things that differ with the two.