Molly Wright was a 73 year old citizen that was found lying dead in a pool of blood in her own kitchen. Many have had their own speculations of what could have possibly happened, but the prosecutor was convinced that she was killed by blunt force trauma by the hands of her son-in-law David Hill. David Hill and Molly Wright were business partners in a market trading company. It is said that David was in severe debt and that days before her death she mentioned to David that she thought the bank was making errors on their joint account and that she was going to look into it.
The sheriff, county attorney, Hale could not find a single thing in their search for evidence. There was a gun in the house, but it was not used. It was consider as odd that there was not a motive be hide john wright death. The only thing that they could go by is what Mrs. Wright said. The Deception of Mrs. Wright was a surprise to both Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters when they put the pieces together.
In the play, Minnie Foster was once a lively young lady before marrying her husband Mr. Wright. Mrs. Hale realizes he had taken everything she once loved away from her. Mr. Wright even took away her song bird that reminded her of the days she sang in the church choir. When Mr. Wright kills her song bird, she stands up for herself and decides he deserves the same
In “A Jury Of Her Peers” by Susan Glaspell, Mr. Wright is found dead in his home with a rope around his neck. Mrs. Wright is the prime suspect, as she acts calm and seems unphased by the incident, though she is fully aware of her husband’s death. When men come to investigate they bring along Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters, and while the women are waiting they find interesting evidence. Although at first glance Mrs. Wright does not seem capable of murder because of her calm demeanor, Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale conclude she strangled her husband to death as evidenced by the crazily sewn quilt patch, mutilated canary, and unhinged birdcage.
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, we are here today to discuss the murder of John Wright. On November 15, Mr. Wright was found in his bed with a rope around his neck, presumably strangled to death. His body was discovered by his wife supposedly and did not bother to notify to the local authorities. At eight o'clock in the morning, Mr. Hale went to look for Mr. Wright and found Minnie, Mr. Wright’s wife, sitting in a rocking chair inside of the house. Mr. Hale asked Minnie for her husband and she stated that John Wright was dead in the bedroom.
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Wright killed her husband. They walk into the kitchen and the Sheriff dismisses everything in the room saying, “Nothing here but kitchen things.” The men in the play seemed to judge her more about her housekeeping skills. The women in the play, Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters, were able to see the evidence because they were thinking about it from a different perspective. They were able to notice that maybe the quality of life for Mrs. Wright was not what she wanted because of Mr. Wright’s personality, and that is why she killed him.
The mess of a kitchen, the poorly sewn quilt, and the dead bird make a solid case to convict Mrs. Wright for her husband's death, but the men are oblivious
Wright it is easy to tell that she is not at all upset about her husband’s death. When being asked about the situation she “laughed and pleated her skirt” (4). Mrs. Wright is compared to a bird that is found later in the story. The bird was found in a pretty box with marks around its neck. Hale and Peters say that the death of her bird would have been her motive if she actually was her husband’s murderer, but the author utilizes the bird and its broken cage to be a comparison to Mrs. Wright’s life.
Mrs. Wright and Nora both have different personalities. Mrs. Wrights personality in the play is innocence. She exhibits this by not allowing Mrs. Hale to see John. She acts as if she is completely shocked by his death.
She sees it as vital information; something that could present them with Mrs. Wright’s state of mind around the time of her death. Mrs. Hale is currently mending the quilt when Mrs. Peters asks where she might “’find a piece of paper, and string.’” This leads Mrs. Peters to discover the empty birdcage inside of the cupboard. Instantly, they both start asking one another questions regarding the cage; they are unable to recall Mrs. Wright ever owning a bird. While talking back and forth, they notice that one of the door’s hinges is broken.
Mr. Hale, who is a witness, his wife, Mrs. Hale and Mr. Peters wife Mrs. Peter who are also introduced to the audience as they were gathering belongings to bring to Mrs. Wright to jail. During this investigation the prime and only suspect is John Wright’s wife, who claims she did not kill her husband. As soon as the characters are introduced in the play it is noticeable both the male and female gender have a role, the men must go find evidence and the females need to make themselves at home and keep to themselves. As the play moves along the males find evidence based on what seems evident and
Introduction Embryonic stem cells are a large focus of study, especially in the biomedical and scientific world. These undifferentiated, pluripotent cells are highly controversial and has become a popular topic for debates. The embryonic stem cells are derived from embryos that develop from eggs that have been fertilized in an In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) clinic. While these stem cells have many potential and positive abilities, like regenerating tissues and holding possible cures for diseases, there is a dark side to them. Many problems involving embryonic stem cells have already begun to arise.
Mrs. Hale shows her leadership quality by saying this. The women did not know that the county attorney would question them about the empty birdcage. They both know that the bird is dead inside the box, but Mrs. Hale lies to cover-up their secret. She takes the leadership role by coming up with a lie on the spot to conceal their secret. Mrs. Peters shorty follows with a comment to expand on the lie.
When the fellow housewives probing around the house of John and Minnie Wright they saw the small things that showed that she was distressed, for example when they saw that the quilt that she had been working on at the time was poorly knotted they took the time to correct the quilting, and when they saw that Minnie’s bird was wrapped in silk and held in a beautiful embellished box they realized why she killed her husband. Although Mrs.Peters is the wife to the sherrif she hides what she finds in the Wright’s home because she can relate to what Minnie was going through. So although when Minnie went to court she presumably sat in front of a jury filled with men she had justice through other women understanding her troubles when it counted. Throughout the story the main idea is to find what was the motive of Minnie Wright to kill her husband, although this story will not just come out and blatantly state the reason, it shows the audience through showing the gender roles of the time and what they meant to the women.