Trifles {The Role of Women​}

Mrs. Peters is a thin, stiff, and anxious woman. She is the wife of Henry Peters, the sheriff. She can relate to Minnie's childless life, because she had a stillborn child herself. Unlike Mrs. Hale, who remains constant in her feelings towards the men, Mrs. Peters originally backs the men (see quote below). She says, "Of course it's no more than their duty" (Glaspell 137) in response to Mrs. Hale's annoyance at the men. However, Mrs. Peters eventually comes to a dramatic change of heart after discovering clues such as the canary, and she leaves in confidence with Mrs. Hale about Minnie's guilt.