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Put A Jury of Her Peers back in order

Seven beats from our edition of A Jury of Her Peers by Susan Glaspell, shuffled. Drag them, or use the arrows, until the story runs straight. No account, no streak to lose.

  1. The Discovery John Wright is found strangled in his bed, and his wife Minnie is arrested for the murder.
  2. The Search Party The county attorney, sheriff, and a neighbor return to the farmhouse to find a motive, bringing two women to collect Minnie’s things.
  3. The Dismissed Kitchen The men ridicule the kitchen’s domestic trifles and search elsewhere, while the women begin to notice the small signs of distress.
  4. Reading the Clues Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters find erratic quilt stitching and a birdcage with a broken door, sensing something is wrong.
  5. The Dead Canary They discover the strangled canary hidden in Minnie’s sewing box and grasp the motive: Wright killed her only joy.
  6. The Silent Verdict Understanding Minnie’s suffering, the two women quietly decide to hide the canary and the motive it reveals.
  7. The Men Find Nothing Oblivious to the kitchen’s evidence, the men leave empty-handed, and the women’s concealment seals Minnie’s fate.