Read the excerpt from trifles, by susan glaspell. county attorney. no—it's not cheerful. i shouldn't say she had the homemaking instinct. mrs. hale. well, i don't know as wright had, either. county attorney. you mean that they didn't get on very well? mrs. hale. no, i don't mean anything. but i don't think a place'd be any cheerfuller for john wright's being in it. which feminist theme is most supported by the excerpt? women artists face difficult paths when pursuing careers. women need to feel they are determining their own fate. women often suffer silently within male-dominated societies. women are often expected to challenge the roles set by society.