Department of English

Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University

Susan Glaspell, “A Jury of Her Peers”

Notes

154/256  storm-door: an additional door placed outside an ordinary outside door for protection against severe weather (Merriam-Webster)

Sample Student Reading Responses to Susan Glaspell’s “A Jury of Her Peers”

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            Under construction

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Review Sheet

Characters

Martha Hale, Mrs. Hale

Mrs. Peters

Minnie Foster, Mrs. Wright

Mr. Peters, Sheriff Peters

Mr. John Wright

Mr. Henderson – young Henderson, county attorney (155/258)

Harry – "Mrs. Hale's oldest boy" (156/259)

Mrs. Gorman – "the sheriff's wife before Gorman went out and Peters came in" (154/257)

Dr. Lloyd – (159/263)

Frank – (171/280)

Setting

cold March morning

Plot

Discussion

Study Guide for Susan Glaspell’s “A Jury of Her Peers”

Topics that you can think about:

Silences: 

Laughter: Who laughs? at whom? When? When is laughter mentioned? What does laughter mean in each instance?

Loyalty: 

Communication: 

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