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Mrs. Peters
The wife of the neighboring farmer. Mrs. Hale is wracked by guilt at not having visited Minnie Wright more often to support her through the difficulties of living with her unkind husband. She leads Mrs. Peters in their decision to conceal the evidence that would undoubtedly convict Minnie Wright of her crime.
Mrs. Hale Quotes in Trifles
The Trifles quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Hale or refer to Mrs. Hale. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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“Well, women are used to worrying over trifles.”
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“They say it was such a—funny way to kill a man, rigging it all up like that.”
“That’s just what Mr. Hale said. There was a gun in the house. He says that’s what he can’t understand.”
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“But he was a hard man, Mrs. Peters. Just to pass the time of day with him—[Shivers] Like a raw wind that gets to the bone.”
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“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?”
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“We all go through the same things—it’s all just a different kind of the same thing.”
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“Well, Henry, at least we found out that she was not going to quilt it. She was going to—what is it you call it, ladies?”
“We call it—knot it, Mr. Henderson.”
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Mrs. Hale Quotes in Trifles
The Trifles quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Hale or refer to Mrs. Hale. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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“Well, women are used to worrying over trifles.”
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“They say it was such a—funny way to kill a man, rigging it all up like that.”
“That’s just what Mr. Hale said. There was a gun in the house. He says that’s what he can’t understand.”
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“But he was a hard man, Mrs. Peters. Just to pass the time of day with him—[Shivers] Like a raw wind that gets to the bone.”
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“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?”
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“We all go through the same things—it’s all just a different kind of the same thing.”
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“Well, Henry, at least we found out that she was not going to quilt it. She was going to—what is it you call it, ladies?”
“We call it—knot it, Mr. Henderson.”
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