Read the following scene from Trifles.MRS. HALE (resentfully). I don’t know as there’s anything so strange, our takin’ up our time with little things while we’re waiting for them to get the evidence. (She sits down at the big table, smoothing out a block with decision.) I don’t see as it’s anything to laugh about.A possible disadvantage to hearing this scene, as opposed to reading it silently, is that Mrs. Hale may not

Reading silently lets you imagine how Mrs. Hale’s words sound, including her tone and emphasis. Hearing the scene means an actor supplies those vocal choices, which may differ from what you imagined. Therefore, Mrs. Hale may not sound as the reader imagined; the other choices concern movement and appearance, which a performance can reveal rather than voice alone determining.

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