Lewis Hale is the neighbor who discovered John Wright’s death. Mrs. Hale is
Lewis Hale’s wife
. She empathizes with Minnie and conceals the evidence of Minnie’s crime.
Who are the characters in the play Trifles?
- George Henderson: The county attorney (originally played by Michael Hulgan)
- Henry Peters: Local sheriff and husband of Mrs. Peters (originally played by Robert Conville).
- Lewis Hale: Neighbor of the Wrights and husband to Mrs. …
- Mrs. …
- Mrs. …
- John Wright: The murder victim and owner of the house.
- Mrs.
Who is the youngest male character in trifles?
- George Henderson: The county attorney (originally played by Michael Hulgan)
- Henry Peters: Local sheriff and husband of Mrs. Peters (originally played by Robert Conville).
- Lewis Hale: Neighbor of the Wrights and husband to Mrs. …
- Mrs. …
- Mrs. …
- John Wright: The murder victim and owner of the house.
- Mrs.
Are the male characters in Trifles flat or round?
In Trifles, the women—Mrs. Hale, Mrs. Peters, and Minnie Wright—are “rounded” in that each embodies a unique sets of traits and motives. By contrast, the men—
George Henderson, Henry Peters, and Lewis Hale
—are flat, stereotypical, and interchangeable.
What is Hale’s first thought when he sees the dead body?
This part of the play comes when Hale is describing to the County Attorney what he discovered when he came upon the dead body of Mr. Wright: Hale: Well, my first thought was
to get that rope off.
Who found the body in Trifles?
The one-act play Trifles by Susan Glaspell takes place in the kitchen of a remote farmhouse, where the dead body of a farmer named
John Wright
has been discovered.
Who died in Trifles?
In Trifles, it was
Minnie Wright
who killed John Wright. In the play, Mr. Hale describes how Minnie acted the day he discovered that John was dead.
How did Mr Wright treat his wife?
He deliberately kept his wife oppressed, even refusing to put in a phone line, apparently to keep her from talking to anyone or developing any friendships. Perhaps he was afraid she’d somehow discover she didn’t have to put up with him. …
Wright did not treat his wife well at all
.
Who hides the bird in Trifles?
In Susan Glaspell’s play, Trifles,
Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters
hide the box with the bird’s body in it.
What does Mrs Hale admit to feeling guilty about?
After she looks around the stark house of the Wrights, becoming disturbed by the worn and shabby clothes of Mrs. Wright, Mrs. Hale experiences
guilt for not having visited Minnie Foster
. For, she realizes how terribly deprived of comfort and lonely the woman has been.
Where is Minnie Wright now?
During Glaspell’s classic short story “A Jury of Her Peers,” Minnie Wright does not appear in her own house. Instead, she is absent. To be specific,
she’s in jail
. This is indicated in passing, through conversation.
What was Mr Wright like in Trifles?
He is
a young man with a self-assured attitude
, confident that he’ll be able to find and present the evidence against Minnie Wright, and certain of her guilt. … Peters describe him as a good man because he did not drink and paid his debts, but a hard man.
Who is Minnie Foster?
Minnie Foster/Wright in Trifles is described as
a woman who has been broken down by her husband’s abuse
. She used to be an extroverted, glamorous woman but has now been reduced to someone who wears shabby clothes and does not clean her house properly.
What is Mrs Wright’s main concern the morning after her husband’s murder?
Wright worried? Mrs. Wright killed her spouse because she could think of
no more fitting revenge than to inflict damage in kind to the perpetrator
. Minnie Wright’s isolation is the ultimate cause of her unhappiness in their marriage.
What is the most immediate reason why Mrs Wright killed her husband?
After the women analyze the “trifles,” they recognize that Minnie killed her husband to escape her abusive,
oppressive marriage
. Once John killed her beloved canary, Mrs. Wright could not contain her rage and murdered him in his sleep.
What explanation does Mrs Wright give for her husband’s death?
What explanation does Mrs. Wright give for her husband’s death?
She says that somebody strangled him.
