The wife of this story fits the archetype of the wicked stepmother. It is actually mentioned that she is the stepmother of Hansel and Gretel, but she is also cruel and mean to them.
When the family faced difficulties to procure daily bread, she proposes her husband to abandon their children in the forest to solve the problem. She is also cruel with Hansel when he said he was looking at his little white cat.
The wife is neither ingenuous nor a warrior.
I think she was a very kind, good and gentle and I feel that even though she felt like she was caged in that hiding place she still found some ways to keep her self busy
C.
The reason why is because it's talking about how much would it takes to make charcoal, which is a lot to yield so little charcoal. So, it's negative.
1. The word that should be followed by a comma is C. morning.
2. The word that should be followed by a comma is A. consequently.
3. The word that should be followed by a comma is C. CEO.