Tangible Evidence In Trifles By Susan Glaspell

In the play, “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell, the first piece of evidence that Minnie was, in fact, responsible for the murder of her husband, John, was that she did not go to get help when she discovered his body. Instead, she left him lying there and went to quietly sit alone. Next, was that of her demeanor or lack thereof emotions nor concerns that her husband was dead. This was apparent when company the next day asked to see her husband and her response was that they couldn’t because he was dead by means of a rope around his neck (Glaspell, 1916). Although these two pieces are hearsay as only that of another person’s opinion to what they perceived. On the contrary, you have the tangible evidence of the rope found around John’s neck. We all know that prior to this play there was no DNA test, so matching fingerprints from the rope was not …show more content…
In this day and time, she saw no other escape route as a man ruled and a wife followed, obeyed, if you will. (Kirszner & Mandell, 2012). The final straw, that pushed Minnie over the edge was the killing of her only companion, the bird. The birdcage and the dead body of the pet bird with a twisted neck would be good evidence of the mental and physical abuse Minnie endured. Who would be so cruel to do this to a helpless bird; nonetheless, to their loving wife? These actions only added to her loneliness in a loveless, unhappy marriage. In this time, divorce or leaving a spouse was unheard of. Men ruled, and the wife did not confront them, they obeyed them instead, even at harsh cost. People on the outside looking in really did not see the abuse. Unless you have lived it, live in it, and/or witness it, sadly to say to society it does not exist. John was seen by others on the outside as a good man. Little did they know or care that inside his home he was a monster of