Language in 'The Story of an Hour'

English

If someone or something is 'liberated', what are they?

She worries Mrs. Mallard cannot cope with her grief.

She worries Mrs. Mallard will break something in the room.

She worries Mrs. Mallard will make herself ill.

Why does Mrs. Mallard's sister, Josephine, beg Mrs. Mallard to open the door?

Mrs. Mallard is compared to a goddess of what?

Who walks through the door at the end of the story?

What are the two 'big ideas' that Kate Chopin explores in 'The Story of an Hour'?

The shock of seeing her husband kills her.

What happens to Mrs. Mallard at the end of the story?

Discussing and understanding what has been read.

Reading and explaining what has happened.

What do we know for certain about Mrs. Mallard?

After crying into her sister's arms, she goes to her room to be alone.

After crying into her sister's arms, she sits in silence and refuses to speak.

She becomes angry and refuses to listen to anything anyone says.

She does not react to the news of her husband's death at all.

How does Mrs. Mallard react when she hears of her husband's death?

It suggests she is beginning to go mad with grief.

It suggests she realises she is free from her marriage.

It suggests she thinks she can go the rest of her life without paying for things.

When she is alone, Mrs. Mallard whispers 'Free, free, free!' to herself. What does this suggest about her?