Mrs peters: she said she wanted an apron. funny thing to want, for there isn’t much to get you dirty in jail, goodness knows. but i suppose just to make her feel more natural. she said they was in the top drawer in this cupboard. yes, here. and then her little shawl that always hung behind the door. (opens stair door and looks) yes, here it is. (quickly shuts door leading upstairs.) —trifles, susan

glaspell she was locked up in the county jail here last night at 8: 30. she manifested no emotion, took her arrest calmly and absolutely declined to make any statement concerning her guilt or innocence. members of the hossack family are standing by her solidly, but public sentiment is overwhelmingly against her. —“she prepares to fight,” susan glaspell

how does glaspell’s purpose differ in the two accounts?

in the play, she wants to create doubts about the suspect, while in the article she wants to report only the facts.

create full, well-rounded characters, while in the article she creates simple characters.

explore how women respond to the suspect, while in the article she wants to show who supports the woman and who does not.(answer)

show the suspect as being concerned with trivialities, but in the article she wants to show the suspect as focusing on the big picture.