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.

The best answer is 
Women often suffer silently within male-dominated societies.

The excerpt provides ample support for this idea. The play makes it pretty clear that the County Attorney is a fool, and that he expects Mrs. Wright to quietly clean the house and conduct herself in a traditional feminine gender role. Mrs. Hale challenges this notion by indicating that, perhaps it wasn't all Mrs. Wright's fault that the place was gloomy.
Mrs. Hale challenges the attorney's implication that the wife is solely responsible for homemaking, and thus challenges the idea that women are expected to suffer silently. The idea that the attorney doesn't consider the idea that Mr. Wright is at least partly responsible for the gloominess confirms this. The attorney seems to think that Mrs. Wright's function on earth is to keep the home spotless and cheerful, and that any other feelings, goals, and opinions that she has should take second place to this goal, and the needs of Mr. Wright.