Read the excerpt from part two of Trifles.

MRS. HALE. It's a log cabin pattern. Pretty, isn't it? I wonder if she was goin' to quilt or just knot it? (Footsteps have been heard coming down the stairs. The Sheriff enters, followed by Hale and the County Attorney.)

SHERIFF. They wonder if she was going to quilt or just not it. (The men laugh, the women look abashed.)

Which theme is best reinforced by the excerpt?

The theme that is best reinforced by the excerpt is "The thoughts and opinions of women were not considered noteworthy."

Explanation:

"Trifles" by Susan Glaspell is a one-act play that describes a society were women are underestimated and everything is seen through the superiority of man, because of this men were unable to see the evidence around the murder of Mr. Wright on his wife's hands, women were able to find the evidence to demonstrate that she was being abused by her husband but man considered that women were not smart enough to solve the case.