In part two of trifles, what symbolic impact is made when susan glaspell includes quilting as a part of mrs. wright’s lifestyle? a. it reinforces the idea that mrs. wright fulfilled many of the roles considered common for women during this time. b. it characterizes mrs. wright as someone who truly enjoyed the domestic duties expected of women during this time. c. it casts doubt on the idea that mrs. wright could have killed her husband by making her appear innocent and content. d. it heightens the tension by creating a scene of domestic bliss that would conflict with the murder being investigated.

A) It reinforces the idea that Mrs. Wright fulfilled many of the roles considered common for women during this time.

just took the test

Option A. The symbolic impact of Susan Glaspell including quilting as a part of Mrs Wright's lifestyle is that it reinforces the idea that Mrs. Wright fulfilled many of the roles considered common for women during this time.

Explanation:

The quilt is one of the main symbols of the play, as it represents how men found as "trifles" all of the affairs that were considered to be for women to conduct. when Susan Glaspell includes quilting as a part of Mrs. Wright's lifestyle, she is reinforcing the idea that Mrs Wright was an ordinary wife, conducting common activities as most of the other wives were.

the first proposition is to question economic materialism and victorian christianity. the lines are:

“it moves us not.—great god! i'd rather be

a pagan suckled in a creed outworn; ”

wordsworth is stating that nature no longer interests mankind, that the latter is not “moved” by it and explains that ancient western paganism had a more positive attitude concerning nature since it lacked the perv erted judaeo-christian interpretation of having received the world and all its animals and elements from god to use as we , instead of humans actually being not only part of nature but its wardens, meant to appreciate it and protect it.

the next lines are:

“so might i, standing on this pleasant lea,

have glimpses that would make me less forlorn;

have sight of proteus coming from the sea;

or hear old triton blow his wreathed horn.”

wordsworth here make it very clear that by actually looking and contemplating nature, human beings would reconnect with happiness, serenity and purpose. the use of mythological figures is quite evocative as well, proteus is a greek mythological god of the changing sea. he personifies the sea that changes, which symbolizes the way nature changes and inevitably can change to be destructive not only due to natural causes but to human pollution. furthermore, the sea is even more symbolic since all life originated in the sea so it is not only our past but our future since no life form in our planet can survive without water and if all water is destroyed in earth all life will be gone as well.

he then uses triton which is symbolic of the synthesis of both nature and mankind. triton is a mythological greek god that has the upper body of a man and the lower body of a fish (a merman). this human fish duality evokes the fact that humans are not only human but also part of nature, the fish tail representing nature. the main attribute of this god was that he used a conch shell as a horn to calm the roaring seas. in other words, triton uses nature through science for the benefit of human sailors who risk death during tempests. with the use of such metaphor, wordworth is conveying the message that human technology   is supposed to use nature to preserve nature and thereby humanity as well.

im pretty sure a would be the answer