Answer :
The excerpt from part one of Trifles contains a stage direction that contributes to the character development of Mrs. Hale is :
"MRS. HALE. I’d hate to have men coming into my kitchen, snooping around and criticizing. (She arranges the pans under sink which the Lawyer had shoved out of place.)"
The main purpose of the stage directions in part one of the play is to convey the dreary and miserable condition of John Wright's farmhouse which is located in a lonely area. The dirty condition of the pots and pans and the roller towel hint at the possible depression Mrs. Wright might be going through after her husband's death.