Mrs Dalloway – Plot Summary (OCR A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Timeframe of Mrs Dalloway
Timeframe of Mrs Dalloway
Single day in June 1923
Narrative technique Woolf uses
Narrative technique Woolf uses
Stream of consciousness
Two main characters in parallel narratives
Two main characters in parallel narratives
Clarissa Dalloway and Septimus Warren Smith
Duration of novel's events
Duration of novel's events
Approximately twelve hours
Septimus's main symptoms
Septimus's main symptoms
Severe psychological distress and hallucinations
Sir William Bradshaw's treatment approach
Sir William Bradshaw's treatment approach
Cold and authoritarian
How Septimus dies
How Septimus dies
Throws himself from window onto railings
Do Clarissa and Septimus ever meet
Do Clarissa and Septimus ever meet
No, they never meet
Miss Kilman's character traits
Miss Kilman's character traits
Bitter and religious
Clarissa's reaction to Septimus's death
Clarissa's reaction to Septimus's death
Reconciles with her life and rejoins party