I would go with depressed tone.
It would be Statistical values.
The last book I read was Romeo and Juliet.
As a feminist I would be somewhat offended. Shakespeare portrays Juliet as needy. She also seems kind of clingy. I think a woman could go without a man. She might even thrive under the pressure of society which tells us that we need a man. Truth is we don't. This affects the way I interpret it by maybe making me more narrow minded about the whole thing.