Question

Find two pieces of textual evidence that support the theme of duty and justice in Trifles.

Answer 1

Answer:

Mrs. Hale feels that Mr. Wright should have been punished for neglecting his wife's happiness and isolating her. She feels guilty for neglecting Mrs. Wright as a neighbor: “Oh, I wish I'd come over here once in a while! That was a crime! That was a crime! Who's going to punish that?”

Although Mrs. Peters feels sympathy for Mrs. Wright, she believes that a crime should not go unpunished:

“The law has got to punish crime, Mrs. Hale.”

The county attorney states that he needs to find a motive to prove Mrs. Wright's crime. The legal system cannot punish her without any solid evidence against her. The county attorney says, “No, Peters, it's all perfectly clear except a reason for doing it.”

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