The Story of an Hour - Summary and Questions Answers

The Story of an Hour Summary

Mrs. Mallard was a heart patient. The news of her husband's death might take her life so her sister Josephine told the news of her husband's death in broken sentences. A friend of her husband was also there who brought the news of the death of her husband which he had got from the office of a newspaper.

When Mrs. Mallard heard the news of her husband she did not act unusually but she wept bitterly in the arms of her sister. After sometime she went to her room alone and closed the door behind her. She sat in an armchair. First she felt great grief and felt loneliness then she realized the beauty of nature. She became relaxed and felt herself free from the will of other. She knew that she should weep again when she should look at the face of her dead husband who never loved her. She knew also that she would not live for anyone but for herself now.

Josephine came to the door and called her sister by her name Louise and requested to open the door. First Mrs. Mallard refused to open the door but after-ward she stood and open the door and she came downstairs clasping her at her sister's waist where Richards was waiting. When they reached there someone suddenly opened the door and came inside unconsciously. It was Mr. Mallard who had been away at the time of the railway accident thus his life was saved. Richard tried to keep away Mrs. Mallard from there but it was late. Mrs. Mallard cried and fell down the doctor came and examined Mrs. Mallard and told all of them that she had been died of broken heart.

The Story of an Hour - Questions and Answers

Q.1_ What was Mrs.mallard's first reaction to the news of her husband's alleged death?

Mrs.Mallard first showed natural behavior. When her sister told about her husband's alleged death, she started to weep and then locked her self in a room.

Q.2_ What was Mrs.mallard's later behavior when she had heard the news of her husband's death?

Mrs.mallard first felt deep grief then she became normal. She felt free herself from the will of her husband. Her husband never loved her and she did not lead a happy married life. She became ease and prepared to face her new life.

Q.3_ which words did she used to express her later feelings / reactions?

"Free ! body and soul free !" she kept whispering."Go away ! I am not making myself ill."These words clearly showed that she thought about good days in her new life after the death of her husband. She thought that she became free from her husband will.

Q.4_ What is the surprising ending of this story?

Mrs.mallard was actually happy on the death of her husband. She made her mind to face the new way of life in which she totally free but when her husband came suddenly in front of her who became saved from the accident. She was shocked and she could not bear the breaking of her plans so she died from heart attack.

Q.5_ What is your idea about the married life of Mr. and  Mrs.mallard after reading the story?

Mrs.mallard and his wife were not passing a happy life.He didn't loved his wife and she felt her alone and normally she did not have deep attraction with her husband.

Q.6_ did Mrs.mallard passed happy life with her husband? 

Mrs.mallard did not passed happy life with her husband. Her husband didn't loved her. She was passing unhappy life and also became a heart patient.

Q.7_ Why did  Mrs.mallard die? When her husband came safe and sound before her? 

Mrs.mallard was a heart patient. when she heard the news of alleged death of her husband, she became happy that she had got rid of her cruel husband and could pass her own life with her own will but when her husband came safe and sound before him, she became shocked and died due to heart attack.

Q.8_ Who was Richard? How he have towards Mrs.mallard? 

Richard was a friend of Mrs.mallard who bought the news of alleged death of Mrs.Mallard. He managed to break the sad news of her husband's death through her sister Josephine very calmly. He also tried to keep away Mr.Mallard from his wife but he could not succeed in his attempts. Mrs.Mallard died due to heart attack.

Q.9_ Who was responsible for Mrs.Mallard's behavior?

Mr.Mallard did not treat his wife tenderly and gently. He was responsible for for Mrs.Mallard's behavior because he had lost his respect.

Q.10_ What do you think about Mrs.Mallard's behavior on the death of his husband was right? 

Mrs.Mallard's behavior was normal. She did not feel deep grief on the death of his husband who was not polite to her. she thought about her new life free from another will. She wept but did not took it seriously. Her behavior was right on the death of her husband.

Q.11 Why did Josephine gave the news of death of Mrs.Mallard's husband indirectly to her? 

Josephine who was the sister of Mrs.Mallard gave the news of the death of her husband indirectly to her because she knew that her sister was a heart patient and could not bear the sudden shock of this news.

Q.12_ Why did Mrs.Mallard closed herself in the room when she heard the news of her husband?

Mrs.Mallard closed herself in the room because she wanted to share the grief but then she became normal because she started to thought about her new life which could be free from another will.

Q.13_ Comment on the dramatic ending of "The story of an hour". 

Mr.Mallard and his wife were not passing a happy life, Mr.Mallard did not loved his wife and she felt her done and normally he had not deep attraction with his wife. Mrs.Mallard heard about the alleged death of her husband, she became very happy and she had got rid of her cruel husband but she did not showed her inner feelings to others. On hearing the death news , she started to weep and then locked herself in a room. She was actually happy on his husband's death and made her mind to face the way of life in which she would be totally free but when her husband came suddenly in front of her who became safe from the accident , she became shocked and could not bear the breaking of her future plans. She died from a severe heart attack

Q.14_ What was Mrs.Mallard's reaction to the news of her husband's death in the rail road accident?

Mrs.Mallard first showed natural behavior. When her sister told her husband's death in the rail road accident, at first she started to weep and locked herself in a room. She at first felt grief but than she became normal.Her husband did not loved her and she did not lead a happy life. She became ease and prepared to face new life.

Q.15_ Mrs.Mallard died because of joy in "The story of an hour"discuss. 

Mrs.Mallard was a heart patient. When she heard the news of death she became happy thinking that her cruel husband has died and she could pass her life on her own. But when Brently Mallard, her husband returned safe and pound, she was shocked and died due to heart attack.

Q.16_ Do you agree with the doctor that Mrs.Mallard died from a shock of extreme happiness? 

She was actually very happy on the death of her husband. She had made his mind to spend her life freely. She got rid of her cruel husband and finally she was able to pass her life according to her own will without any obstacle but when her husband came safe and sound before her she became shocked and died due to heart attack. So we do not agree with the doctor that Mrs.Mallard was died from extreme happiness.