Trifles by: Susan Glaspell

I really enjoyed reading the beginning of this story because I envisioned the opening to some sort of detective/mystery movie. Also, when Mr. Hale asked Mrs. Wright what her husband had died of and she answered by saying "He died of a rope around his neck" (919). I though at first he had killed himself. But as the story progressed, the readers realize it wasn't a suicide, but murder.

As the story goes on the men are searching around for evidence in order to convict Mrs. Wright, Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale discover an empty birdcage and a bird nowhere to be seen. They eventually find the dead bird in Mrs. Wright's sewing basket while they are searching for materials for the quilt. They also discover that the bird had been strangled in the same manner as John Wright. The two women are hesitant to flout the men, since they found evidence when they didn't, and instead decide to hide the evidence. Without a trace of evidence, the men are unable to find any proof against Mrs. Wright which will prevent her from being acquitted by a future jury.
I feel like Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale hid the evidence to protect Mrs. Wright because they felt "It never seemed a very cheerful place" (920). Also Mrs. Hale mentions how happy Mrs. Wright was before her marriage which led me to believe she was abused throughout the marriage by her husband and killed him as a result. With regarding the bird, I feel like she used the bird to practice on before she carried out the act on her husband.