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Trifles Hale Signs

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In the play Trifles, the many signs that make Minnie Wright seem guilty of murdering her husband, John Wright is when the first character, Lewis Hale (a neighboring farmer) went to Mr. & Mrs. Wright’s home to address Mr. John Wright about installing a telephone (Kirszner and Mandell, 2012, p.867-880). Once Hale entered the Wright’s home, thinking that someone told him to ‘Come In,’ after he knocked on the door, he acknowledged that Mrs. Wright was sitting in a rocking chair pleating at her apron in a ‘no eye contact’ manner towards him (Kirszner and Mandell, 2012, p.867-880). Furthermore, the next sign is when Mrs. Wright is asked by Mr. Hale if Mr. Wright is home and if he can see him; this is when all signs pointing to Minnie Wright being
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