Bring on the tough stuff - there’s not just one right answer.
- Are Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters right to withhold the evidence in the end? Why, or why not?
- How might this play have affected later feminist drama and literature?
- Check out "A Jury of her Peers", Glaspell's short story version of Trifles. How are two versions similar and different?
- Did Mr. Wright deserve to die? Why, or why not?
- Take a look at another play that shows women struggling in a man's world like Ibsen's A Doll's House. Compare and contrast the way the plays deal with feminist themes.
- Can men be feminists? Why, or why not? How is your opinion supported or contested by the play?
- If you were casting the play, who would be your dream actors to play the roles? Why?