Mallard, an honest and fragile woman who finds freedom in the "death" of her husband. You can say that Mrs. Mallard is more of an upper class honest woman because when she speaks, she speaks in complete sentences with correct grammar, for example when she says “Go away. I'm not getting sick” (429). She is also very fragile, "a lot of care was taken in breaking the news of her husband's death." (428) due to his "heart trouble" (428). She was immediately angry, but once she got over the shock, she realized what it meant for her, she was finally “Free! Free body and soul!” (428). This changed his entire outlook on life, from that of a “thrill” (428) to that of a “quick prayer” (428) of life being long, finally being able to do the things he had always wanted to do but couldn't. he could do. due to social constraints and being married, she only loved him “sometimes – often not.” (429) but was still required to marry him out of obligation. In this way Mrs. Mallard and Calixta have many similarities and