Trifles

In the play, "Trifles" by Susan Glaspell, the main characters are Mrs.Hale and Mrs.Peters as they are interested in the death or Mr.Wright. Some differences the ladies have are that Mrs.Hale doesn't like that the police are in the house, while Mrs.Peters knows that it's just their duty. They also disagree with each other as Mrs.Hale believes that the investigators are trying to turn the house against Mrs.Wright in order to lock her up, while Mrs.Peters says that the law is the law meaning that the police have to do their job and if that's locking up Mrs.Wright then so be it. Mrs.Hale also insists fixing one of the threads on the quilt while Mrs.Peters doesn't believe that they should be touching things inside the house. I believe that Glaspell made these two women different in order to add more suspense to the play. As Mrs.Hale doesn't seem to care for authority and Mrs.Peters is more worried about things. Their differences bring them together toward the end of the play as they dispose of the bird together that would've been a key piece of evidence for the authorities. Which is also how they contribute to the end of play as disposing the bird really leaves the authorities with no leads and nothing to go on.