The Story of an Hour Summary - The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin
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Zdrs: 1
EXPOSITION
"She did not hear the story as many women have heard the same."
Mrs. Mallard is sickly and suffers from a weak heart. Her sister, Josephine comforts her, concerned that the news she is about to hear will kill her.
Zdrs: 2
RISING ACTION
Josephine and Richards, a friend of Mr.Brently Mallard gently reveal that Mr. Mallard has been killed in a railroad disaster.
Zdrs: 3
CLIMAX
Free, free, free! Free, body and soul, free!
"And yet she had loved him - sometimes. Often she had not."
Mrs. Mallord, though grieving, realizes that she is now free from a marriage in which she wasn't truly happy. So though she mourns the death of her husband, secretly she's elated.
Zdrs: 4
FALLING ACTION
I've returned home from my trip. Why does everyone seem so shocked?
After Mrs. Mallard comes to the conclusion that she is now free to live a happy life, she and Josephine walk down, just as Mr. Mallard, unharmed by the tragic accident, comes through the door.
Zdrs: 5
RESOLUTION
Mrs. Mallard collapses, dead. The Doctor said "that she had died of heart disease - of joy that kills." He thought she was so overjoyed to see him that she died. In reality, she realized her "freedom" was never to be, and that killed her.