How Does Mrs. Hale Present Hale's Intentions In Trifles?

Mrs. Hale’s intentions in “Trifles” could be interpreted in a multitude of ways. Mrs. Hale’s actions show that she wants to help her old friend Minnie get her life back. Throughout the poem Mrs. Hale’s when talking about Minnie had a pitiful tone. Mrs. Hale felt bad for Minnie and what had become of Minnie’s life. When the police start their investigation at the farmhouse, Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters are there to help Minnie get her things in order. Mrs. Hale shows that she cares for Minnie and Minnie’s well-being. While Mrs. Hale wants Minnie to have her old life back,[Mrs. Hale despises men because she remembers Minnie before her marriage with John, she thinks of John in a negative way, and she lies to the men investigating the murder. ] Mrs. Hale has multiple flashbacks in “Trifles,” this results in her remembering the way Minnie was before her marriage with John. Mrs. Hale describes Minnie as a person with style by saying Minnie used to wear pretty clothes. Mrs. …show more content…
Hale to think all men are the same, so the minute strong evidence is found she withholds it from the men investigating the murder. The investigation was centered on finding evidence of something that could have sparked the murder. Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters find Minnie’s sewing box and discover a small canary wrapped in a piece of silk with a broken neck. This piece of evidence was enough to find out what sparked the murder. It is assumed that Minnie killed the canary since it was in the sewing box, which women typically use. Now Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters had solved the case without the men, but it was up to them if they wanted to turn in the evidence. Mrs. Hale withheld the evidence from the men; the reasoning behind this could have been that the men would have taken full credit and leave the women out. The other reason is that the women already know they have proved they were better than the men in their own professions; showing that women are more cut out for police