"objective; object of preposition" Is your answer.
His audience was mostly puritan as was the case in the 18th century. His audience was probably scared mindless because his sermons usually included scary and vivid description of suffering, hell, sins, the devil, which was all supposed to scare you into being a better christian.
The correct answer is D.
In the play "Trfile" the dead bird found by Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters, the wives of the County Attorney and a neighboring farmer represents Mrs. Wright's youth and happiness.
Mr. Wright had been abusing his wife for years, taking away her joyful spirit. Him killing her pet bird was a tipping point for Mrs. Wright, as she then decided to hung her own husband.