What is going to be talked about is how the murder was led up to but what could have also prevented it. There are 3 statements that will be discussed. What is the crime that Mrs. Wright went through, the difference between legal crime and Mrs. Wright’s crime, and could have this all been prevented.
The first topic is what crime did Mrs. Wright endure and how was she affected? It seems that Mrs Wright (due to her husband) was shut out of the outside world. She was cut off of everything that had ever been in her life or that had made her happy. This kind of torture can really drive someone over the edge. All of this really took a toll on her mental health. One of the women mention, “She used to wear pretty clothes and be lively, when she was Minnie Foster” (Glaspell). This shows that at one point Mrs. Wright she was happy and had no intention of being a murderer when she was Minnie Foster. It also shows that once her husband came in her life things started to change things for the worst. …show more content…
Wright’s crime. In the timeline that Mrs. Wright lived in, crime was different. People like Mr. Wright couldn't be punished for what he did and really the only way a women could get divorced was if her husband had committed adultery. Also women at this time really didn’t have any rights like they do now so she was basically confined in the marriage. In Trifles Mrs. Hale says, “ I could've come. I stayed away because it weren't cheerful—and that's why I ought to have come. I—I've never liked this place” (Glaspell). In the quote it shows that people were to afraid to come over to even talk to Mrs. Wright. Mr. Wright had put her in a place with no light and the end of the tunnel so she took matters into her own hands. Then Mrs. Wright commits an actual crime on killing her husband so she could be happy
The first topic is what crime did Mrs. Wright endure and how was she affected? It seems that Mrs Wright (due to her husband) was shut out of the outside world. She was cut off of everything that had ever been in her life or that had made her happy. This kind of torture can really drive someone over the edge. All of this really took a toll on her mental health. One of the women mention, “She used to wear pretty clothes and be lively, when she was Minnie Foster” (Glaspell). This shows that at one point Mrs. Wright she was happy and had no intention of being a murderer when she was Minnie Foster. It also shows that once her husband came in her life things started to change things for the worst. …show more content…
Wright’s crime. In the timeline that Mrs. Wright lived in, crime was different. People like Mr. Wright couldn't be punished for what he did and really the only way a women could get divorced was if her husband had committed adultery. Also women at this time really didn’t have any rights like they do now so she was basically confined in the marriage. In Trifles Mrs. Hale says, “ I could've come. I stayed away because it weren't cheerful—and that's why I ought to have come. I—I've never liked this place” (Glaspell). In the quote it shows that people were to afraid to come over to even talk to Mrs. Wright. Mr. Wright had put her in a place with no light and the end of the tunnel so she took matters into her own hands. Then Mrs. Wright commits an actual crime on killing her husband so she could be happy