You did not provide the options, but Mrs. Mallard is extremely unhappy and even somewhat depressed. She hates her husband, not because he is a bad man since he isn't, but because she feels as if she's been in a cage for so long and because she wants to be free. Divorce was not an option at that time.
Past. You are talking about what already happened
Explanation:
to inform or to persuade.
Would you mind showing the passage so I may identify the traits?
Answer: A (The use or a speaker who is not the poet)
Explanation: Ap3x (I just did it)