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‘When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease - of joy that kills.’ Which one of…
‘When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease - of joy that kills.’
Which one of the following explains why the short story, The Story of an Hour ends with the phrase ‘...of joy that kills’?
(I) To convey a sense of irony.
(II) To make the readers judge Mrs. Mallard.
(III) To convey Mrs. Mallard’s sheer sense of shock.
(IV) To explain Brently Mallard’s shock at the incident.
- (a)Only (I) and (IV)
- (b)Only (I) and (II)
- (c)Only (I) and (III)
- (d)Only (II) and (IV)
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From ISC 2024 English Literature Paper 1, question 1(v).