Resumen, The Legacy By Virginia Woolf

The Legacy by Virginia Woolf
Analysis: The story is told in third person.
Ironies
1. Gilbert Clondon thinks that Angela is trustworthy. But she has got a secret, she deceives her husband and hedoes not know until he reads the legacy.
2. In the legacy, Angela writes that she is proud of being his wife and she describes how handsome Gilbert is although she thinks so, she deceives Gilbert.Angela's internal conflicts:
1. Angela is in conflict with herself. She has an affair with B.M., she loves him even she commits suicide after his death, but she does not divorce Gilbert. Although sheloves B.M., she goes on living with Gilbert. She can't decide what she will do.
Angela's external conflict: Angela is in conflict with environment. Although she wants to divorce Gilbert, she can'tdivorce. Maybe she thinks that after people comment about her. At the same time Gilbert is a famous politician that's why she does not reveal her secret. She has fear of social consequences.Characterization
Angela: Angela is the protagonist. She had an affair because she was not happy with her husband. Her husband, Gilbert Clandon was so busy that he did not spend time with Angela. And because ofthat, Angela's marriage was unhappy. She had an affair with B.M, they were lovers. At the end of the story, B.M. committed suicide because Angela did not divorce her husband. After B.M death she killedherself to join her lover.
Gilbert Clandon: Gilbert Clandon is pratogonist. He is a person quite busy with his own life and absorbed with his work. He thinks that he is a very distinguished and welllooking man but he is so self centered that he is unable to focus his attention at anyone but himself.
Mr. Clandon thinks that her wife was unintelligent for conversation. He used to underestimateher.
Angela describes Gilbert as a handsome man. In the story, she assures that she was proud to be his wife. But, he was so busy with his work that he did not devote enough time to their marriage....