"Trifles" vs "A Jury of Her Peers"

Although "Trifles" and "A Jury of Her Peers" follow the same plot, I found "A Jury of Her Peers" easier to read because of its short story format. The description of the scenes and actions were easier to understand than the side notes in the play. The story, as well as the play, clearly states the speaker of what is said. In the story, however, the conversations, along with the actions of the characters flows more smoothly, whereas the play seems to jump around a lot. An advantage of the story is how the reader is informed of the characters thoughts, not just what they are saying. The detail provided in the story is another advantage I found while reading it.
The short story, I found, allowed for an easier cultural/historical analysis. The detail in the setting and different points of view on a certain topic made it easier to analyze. The time period is easy to determine from the farm-like layout and the sewing/quilting. Also, we can see from Minnie Wright's working status, taht most women did not work during this time. The play provides the setting (in the introduction) and Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters' conversation, but not as clearly as in the short story. Finally, it was easier to follow the intentions of the women when they took the dead canary towards the end of the plot, which ultimately determined Minnie's fate because that bird was the evidence the men needed to prove the murder. This goes to show that at this time men often underestimated women. In conclusion, I think the short story format of the plot, in comparison to the play format, has more advantages, not only in understanding, but in the cultural/historical analysis as well.