Glaspell creates suspense mostly through her highlighting of the differences between men and women. While she never explicitly discusses this topic, she approaches it through the women's thought processes and the men's actions. The men are looking for the concrete evidence to prove Minnie's guiltiness. On the other side, Mrs. Hale and the sheriff's wife try to get into Minnie's mind. They deduct that she was most likely unhappy with her husband. Mrs. Hale knew her before she got married and talks of her lively spirit. She then goes on to point out that Mr. Wright had a rather heavy personality and accuses him of killing Minnie's light spirit. "'She used to sing. He killed that too'" (Glaspell, 423). Though the women are not even looking for evidence, they discover the proof with the bird. However, Mrs. Hales depiction of Minnie's life and how drab it had gotten to be evokes so much sympathy for her that the women would feel guilty proving her crime. Therefore, they hide the information from the men and offer to bring Minnie whatever she needs.
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