In John Patrick Shanley's theatrical drama, "Doubt," and Susan Glaspell's "Trifles," two main characters are accused of very serious crimes. A priest named Father Flynn is accused of child molestation in Doubt. ... Doubt by John Patrick Shanley takes place in a Catholic School in the Bronx during 1964. ... Minnie casually tells him that John is dead upstairs. ... In both Doubt and Trifles both characters can be looked at as guilty in innocent. ...

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