timeline for The Story of an Hour

  • Mrs. Mallard was hinted to husbands death

    Mrs. Mallard has a bad heart
  • death of Mr. Mallard

    this is important
  • Sense of joy

    Mrs. Mallard overcame with a sense of freedom when thoughts of a long life for herself was all she had in sight
  • Mrs. Mallard locks self in another room

    Mrs. Mallard filled with emotion locks herself in a different room and begins processing her emotions.
  • Mr. Mallard returned home

    Mr. Mallard being falsely identified as among the deceased walked in his front door to see Mrs. Mallard, His friend Richard and his sister-in-law Josephine.
  • Doctors arrive

    Doctors arrive believing she died of Joy that Kills
  • Mrs. Mallard died

    Mrs. Mallard seeing her living husband after finding joy over her supposed freedom, her heart gives out