Read the excerpt from the little foxes. regina. (to ben) horace would like to talk to you now. horace. horace would not like to talk to you now. i am very tired, regina— regina. (comes to him) . you’ve said we’ll try our best with each other. i’ll try. really, i will. do this for me now. you will see what i’ve done while you’ve been away. how i watched your interests. (laughs gaily) and i’ve done very well too. but things can’t be delayed any longer. everything must be settled this week— (horace sits down. ben enters. oscar has stayed in the dining room, his head turned to watch them. leo is pretending to read the newspaper) now you must tell horace all about it. only be quick because he is very tired and must go to bed. (horace is looking up at her. his face hardens as she speaks) but i think your news will be better for him than all the medicine in the world. ben. (looking at horace) it could wait. horace may not feel like talking today. regina. what an old faker you are! you know it can’t wait. you know it must be finished this week. you’ve been just as anxious for horace to get here as i’ve been. what does this excerpt emphasize about the character of regina? her dismissive attitude toward her husband her anger toward her husband about his past decisions her desire to be a traditional wife for her husband her innate belief that she is inferior to her husband

Read the following scene from trifles. sheriff (chuckling). married to the law. (moves toward the other room.) i just want you to come in here a minute, george. we ought to take a look at these windows. county attorney (scoffingly). oh, windows! sheriff. we’ll be right out, mr. hale. (hale goes outside. the sheriff follows the county attorney into the other room. then mrs. hale rises, hands tight together, looking intensely at mrs. peters, whose eyes take a slow turn, finally meeting mrs. hale’s. a moment mrs. hale holds her, then her own eyes point the way to where the box is concealed. suddenly mrs. peters throws back quilt pieces and tries to put the box in the bag she is wearing. it is too big. she opens box, starts to take the bird out, cannot touch it, goes to pieces, stands there . sound of a knob turning in the other room. mrs. hale snatches the box and puts it in the pocket of her big coat. enter county attorney and sheriff.) county attorney (facetiously). well, henry, at least we found out that she was not going to quilt it. she was going to—what is it you call it, ladies! mrs. hale (her hand against her pocket). we call it—knot it, mr. henderson. what changes might a director or screenwriter make to the original version of this scene in order to best emphasize the mood? cut dialogue from the scene to make it a more appropriate length update the setting to appeal to a more modern-day audience omit the actions of the characters to avoid confusion and chaos include the use of lighting, camera angles, and sound effects