adeoluwa
adeoluwa
04.08.2019 • 
English

Read the excerpt from part one of trifles. hale. well, my first thought was to get that rope off. i looked . . (stops, his face twitches.) . . but harry, he went up to him, and he said, "no, he's dead all right, and we'd better not touch anything." how does the use of the word "twitches" in the stage direction most affect this scene? it characterizes hale as someone who is weak and cannot handle difficult aspects of the job. it emphasizes the fact that death is a difficult subject for mr. hale and causes him discomfort. it hints to the reader that hale may have somehow been involved and is acting out of guilt. it reveals to the reader that hale is extremely upset because he and mr. wright were very close.

Solved
Show answers

Ask an AI advisor a question