Question 1 of 10 • PBCSD_Grade_Forgiveness_1001370_English 3_S2_2015
Read the excerpt from Trifles, by Susan Glaspell.COUNTY ATTORNEY. I guess before we’re through she may have something more serious than preserves to worry about. HALE. Well, women are used to worrying over trifles. (The two women move a little closer together.) COUNTY ATTORNEY (with the gallantry of a young politician). And yet, for all their worries, what would we do without the ladies? (The women do not unbend. He goes to the sink, takes a dipperful of water from the pail and, pouring it into a basin, washes his hands. Starts to wipe them on the roller-towel, turns it for a cleaner place.) Dirty towels! (Kicks his foot against the pans under the sink.) Not much of a housekeeper, would you say, ladies?Which theme of early feminist drama is reflected in the excerpt?
Answer
A
Men are not capable of completing certain tasks.
B
Women are expected to fulfill specific domestic obligations.
C
Both men and women are responsible for domestic chores.
D
Most women are content with their role in society.