9.3: Interpreting a Source Text: A Production of Trifles
Question 18 • MO-English Language Arts 11 B-CR
Read the following scene from Trifles.MRS. PETERS. She was piecing a quilt. (She brings the large sewing basket, and they look at the bright pieces.) MRS. HALE. It’s log cabin pattern. Pretty, isn’t it? I wonder if she was goin’ to quilt or just knot it? (Footsteps have been heard coming down the stairs. The Sheriff enters, followed by Hale and the County Attorney.) SHERIFF. They wonder if she was going to quilt it or just knot it. (The men laugh, the women look abashed.) COUNTY ATTORNEY (rubbing his hands over the stove). Frank’s fire didn’t do much up there, did it? Well, let’s go out to the barn and get that cleared up. (The men go outside.) How would a film version most likely emphasize the men’s emotions during this scene?
Answer
A
by emphasizing the variety of props used
B
by showing the men’s facial expressions
C
by highlighting the characters’ costumes
D
by focusing on the actions of the women
Explanation
A film can show the men’s emotions directly through close-ups of their faces, especially as they laugh at the women’s discussion. Facial expressions would make their amusement or dismissiveness clear to viewers. Props, costumes, and the women’s actions would not emphasize the men’s emotions as directly.
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