What is the state of the community at the beginning of the play, as the play
progresses and at the end of the play? how are insiders and outsiders defined
during these times?

awnser:

over the two days of the convention, presided over by lucretia’s husband james mott, the declaration of sentiments was read and its resolutions debated. the ninth resolution continued to be the most controversial, particularly because the attendees were predominantly quaker, and quaker men often declined to vote. freed slave and newspaper editor frederick douglass argued for approval of the resolution and convinced the audience of its necessity. at the end of the convention, about 100 of the attendees signed the declaration, although some removed their names later due to criticism.

margaret paston and william paston got married in 1441. as william had to attend business, margaret was in charge of administrating her husband's properties and they communicated each other by letters. they had 7 children.   margery paston, one of those children, had a secret romance with richard calle, the family's bookkeeper and the pastons rejected them, as they tend to get marriage arranged for their children. margery and richard ended up getting married for love, but in secret by the church bishop.