A Jury of Her Peers

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Themes

All Themes The Subjugation of Women Male Obliviousness to Women’s Importance Legal Obligations vs. Gender Loyalty Crime and Punishment

Characters

All Characters Lewis Hale Mrs. Peters Martha Hale John Wright Minnie Wright

Symbols

All Symbols Trifles Canning Jars of Fruit The Quilt The Dead Bird

Literary Devices

All Literary Devices Dramatic Irony Foreshadowing Genre Hyperbole Irony Mood Personification Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone Verbal Irony

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A Jury of Her Peers

by Susan Glaspell

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Introduction Intro

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Summary & Analysis Summary

All Themes
The Subjugation of Women
Male Obliviousness to Women’s Importance
Legal Obligations vs. Gender Loyalty
Crime and Punishment

All Characters
Lewis Hale
Mrs. Peters
Martha Hale
John Wright
Minnie Wright

All Symbols
Trifles
Canning Jars of Fruit
The Quilt
The Dead Bird

All Literary Devices
Dramatic Irony
Foreshadowing
Genre
Hyperbole
Irony
Mood
Personification
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone
Verbal Irony

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