The True Story behind Trifles

What best describes an element shared by the article "Indicted Her for Murder" and the excerpt from Midnight Assassin?

Both address the fact that Mrs. Hossack was in the house at the time of her husband's murder.

What is a key similarity between the accounts presented in the primary source article "Indicted Her for Murder" and the secondary source Midnight Assassin?

Both suggest that Mrs. Hossack may have had a possible motive for killing her husband.

Which is a trait of readers' theater?

The actors read or recite lines before an audience with no setting.

How does Midnight Assassin differ from the primary source article "She Prepares to Fight" in its portrayal of Mrs. Hossack?

The article portrays Mrs. Hossack as only potentially dangerous, while the excerpt presents two very different images of her.

What is a key difference in the purpose of the articles by Susan Glaspell and Midnight Assassin?

The articles tell the ongoing story of the Hossack trial as it unfolded, while Midnight Assassin offers a reflection of the events as they occurred in the past.

Which is a trait of participatory drama?

The audience itself is involved in the play in some way.

Which most supports the fact that Trifles is written in a realistic style?

The characters are portrayed as in real life.

Read the excerpt from William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. PUCK How now, spirit! whither wander you? FAIRY Over hill, over dale, Thorough bush, thorough brier, Over park, over pale, Thorough flood, thorough fire, I do wander everywhere, Swifter than the moon's sphere; And I serve the fairy queen, To dew her orbs upon the green. Which of the following traits supports the fact that A Midsummer Night's Dream is an experimental drama?

The characters are presented in new or unusual ways.

Midnight Assassin: But reports soon surfaced that Hossack had abused and threatened his family, and for years his wife had gone to the neighbors to complain of his behavior. "She Prepares to Fight": Though past 50 years of age, she is tall and powerful and looks like she would be dangerous if aroused to a point of hatred. Which excerpt is biased and why?

The second excerpt, because it appears to contain a prejudice that may have affected the writer's beliefs about Mrs. Hossack.

Which best describes a drama written in an experimental style?

The setting and characters are presented in unusual ways.

Which element is excluded in the articles by Susan Glaspell and the excerpt from Midnight Assassin?

how the Hossack children handled the trial

As Glaspell struggled to understand and describe Margaret Hossack, her accounts alternated between those that portrayed Margaret Hossack as maternal and frail—anxious to see her family; tired and worn by the course of events—and those that depicted her as lacking in the typical emotional and feminine traits—not hysterical, but emotionless and dry-eyed; not weak, but determined and willful; not soft-featured, but square-jawed and hard. The excerpt supports the idea that the newspaper stories Glaspell wrote about Margaret Hossack were

inconsistent and opinion-based.

Read the excerpt from Midnight Assassin. As Glaspell struggled to understand and describe Margaret Hossack, her accounts alternated between those that portrayed Margaret Hossack as maternal and frail—anxious to see her family; tired and worn by the course of events—and those that depicted her as lacking in the typical emotional and feminine traits—not hysterical, but emotionless and dry-eyed; not weak, but determined and willful; not soft-featured, but square-jawed and hard. The excerpt supports the idea that the newspaper stories Glaspell wrote about Margaret Hossack were

inconsistent and opinion-based.

A sentimental drama with stereotypical characters is known as

melodrama.

A drama in which the characters and setting are presented in typical and real-world ways is known as

realistic

A drama in which the characters and setting are presented in typical and real-world ways is known as

realistic.

How is Mr. Hossack portrayed similarly in both Midnight Assassin and the article "Indicted Her for Murder"?

He is portrayed as a well-known man in his community.

A farmer named Hossack was struck over the head and killed by unknown parties, at his home a few miles out from Bedford. Which most supports the idea that the excerpt is factual?

It can be proven using objective evidence

Well, for one thing, as per the caption of Miss Rachel Crothers's play, that this is a man's world. But what is isn't necessarily right, though there are a lot of people who go on believing so. However, as Miss Crothers probably knows as well as any one, this play and many others equally strong and to the point will not change conditions. Which statement best describes this excerpt?

It contains the opinion of a person who saw A Man's World.

Read the excerpt from the article "Mrs. Hossack's Parting Plea." It is universally believed at Indianola that if Mrs. Hossack did not murder her husband she knows who did. Which most supports the idea that the excerpt is an opinion?

It contains the word "universally," which suggests a judgment has been made.

Read the excerpt from Midnight Assassin. Hossack and his wife, Margaret, had nine children, including five, ranging in age from thirteen to twenty-six, who were in the house at the time of the assault. Which best describes the excerpt?

It is a fact because it can be proven using objective evidence.

The awful crime of which Mrs. Hossack stands accused is still fresh in the minds of every newspaper reader in Iowa. Which best describes the excerpt?

It is an opinion because it cannot be proven using objective evidence.