Answer:
We can notice that the Sheriff shows affinity and sympathy towards Mrs Peters in different parts of the play, which make us think they are something more than just simple acquaintances.
Explanation:
The first evidence is found when the Attorney is looking around the kitchen and finds a mess in a cupboard closet. Mrs Peters says that the accused woman was worried about her jars with fruit as they could freeze and break because of the cold. After this, the Sheriff intervenes and says that this is the way women usually act: in trouble for serious things but worried about preserves. The exact words and earliest lines of dialogue are the following:
COUNTY ATTORNEY: “Here's a nice mess.”
[The women draw nearer.]
MRS PETERS: (to the other woman) “Oh, her fruit; it did freeze, (to the LAWYER) She worried about that when it turned so cold. She said the fire'd go out and her jars would break.”
SHERIFF: “Well, can you beat the women! Held for murder and worryin' about her preserves.”
The second and most relevant clue of the couple’s relationship is when the Sheriff justifies Mrs Peters behavior and describes what she did the day before, finishing with the sentence: “we left in such a hurry yesterday” which confirms they live together.
By displaying understanding, care and affection towards Mrs Peters, and also by implying that they live together, the Sheriff indicated that Mrs. Peters is his Wife.
It should noted that a wife is a woman who is married to man called the husband and who both live together.
One feature of a wife and husband is the understanding, care and affection towards each other.
In the drama Trifles, the Sheriff and some women were visited a home of an accused woman.
The Sheriff displayed understanding towards Mrs. Peters when Mrs. Peters spoke about frozen jars.
In another instance, the Sheriff commented that he and Mrs. Peters "left together in a hurry yesterday" indicating that they live together.
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