Mallard character is developed through the different emotions and actions of learning of her husband’s death. Mrs. Mallard was a fragile person and her fragility can be described in the quote, “Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband's death.” It literally describes that Mrs. Mallard has a heart condition, but how they have to break the news down to her shows the severity of her heart condition. It can also be assumed that Mrs. Mallard was unsatisfied in her marriage by actions. Here is an example, “And yet she had loved him—sometimes. Often she had not!” says Mrs. Mallard. The speaker could have stopped at “sometimes,” but instead she persisted with letting the audience know that Mrs. Mallard did not love her husband that often. Kate Chopin, the speaker, did a superb job on the characterization of Mrs.
Mallard character is developed through the different emotions and actions of learning of her husband’s death. Mrs. Mallard was a fragile person and her fragility can be described in the quote, “Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband's death.” It literally describes that Mrs. Mallard has a heart condition, but how they have to break the news down to her shows the severity of her heart condition. It can also be assumed that Mrs. Mallard was unsatisfied in her marriage by actions. Here is an example, “And yet she had loved him—sometimes. Often she had not!” says Mrs. Mallard. The speaker could have stopped at “sometimes,” but instead she persisted with letting the audience know that Mrs. Mallard did not love her husband that often. Kate Chopin, the speaker, did a superb job on the characterization of Mrs.