George Henderson is the sexist, condescending, and self-important county attorney who harshly criticizes Mrs. Wright without knowing anything about her or her life. The Sheriff and Mr. Hale both don't really have any defining character traits, other than that they are direct and straightforward with their actions.
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Mr. Henderson may be the antagonist of Trifles, but that doesn't mean he's a typical mustache-twirling bad guy. He's a young, probably attractive County Attorney investigating a gruesome murder. Sounds like he could be the lead on like every cop show ever.
Hale represents women who are beginning to question their place in society, Mrs. Peters represents women who are afraid to shake things up.
At the beginning of the short drama, “Trifles,” Mrs. Peters, the sheriff's wife, is painted as timid and submissive wife. She willingly submits herself to the responsibilities she has as a wife.
Mrs. Peters is a dynamic character that sees the most change, from siding with the men and making excuses for them to hiding the cutting piece of evidence for the case, being the wife of the sheriff she faces conflict in helping Mrs.
Hale and Mrs. Peters found a bird a cage with one of the door henges ripped off and this bird strangled in a box under some quilt patches. This is perhaps the most obvious evidence of John Wright's domestic abuse towards his wife.
In "Jury", why does Mrs. Hale find it difficult to cross over Mrs. Wright's threshold? She has never visited before, although she feels she really should have.
So even though the cage's broken door is a sign of Mr. Wright's penchant for bird-murder, it might also symbolize the violent way in which Mrs. Wright finally escaped her cage of a marriage. In a way, she not only murders John, the bird-like Minnie Foster also murders Mrs.
George Henderson, the County Attorney, is younger than the other men, but seems to have a good reputation. When the men join together in their general mockery of "women's issues," he make an effort to stand up for them, but his good intentions are quickly undone by his own prejudices.
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In the ways the bird was trap in the cage and Minnie felt that way also.like a bird lock in that cage and never get out of it .
The entrance of the characters distinguish between men and the woman that The men are just talking like it was no problem .but then women walk in slowly and stand close together to the door looking fearfully .
how does the setting of the play contribute to our understanding of Minnie wight position?
What are the main differences between Minnie foster and Minnie wright?
English Midterm: Room of One's Own
They don't want Minnie to get in trouble because they understand where she's coming from