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.
in addition to a medical condition, what might the narrator in “the story of an hour” by kate chopin mean by “heart trouble”?
a. mrs. mallard has a broken heart.
b. mrs. mallard is unhappy in her marriage.
c. mrs. mallard longs for her husband’s love.
d. mrs. mallard wears her heart on her sleeve.

The excerpt contains the first sentences of the story. The story revolves around a woman who is informed about the tragic death of her husband. After learning the fact she acts differently that the reader is confused whether she is in grief or she feels joyful or in extreme explanation she started acting abnormally. Reviewers of the story debated about the unhappy marriage of Mrs. Mallard. The reader can find the implications later in the story. But because of the insecurities and worries felt towards Mrs. Mallard the reader can yield from the introduction that the correct answer is A.