With stories that are similar, Kate Chopin's The Story of an Hour and Pertronius's The Widow of Ephesus can be compared on many different levels. Mrs. Mallard and the widow both have lost their husbands and are experiencing some of the same emotions. Each feels overwhelmed by the thought of their loved one passing away. Yet both have different views on how, where, and the span of time to grieve.
             Losing your true love is a heartbreaking experience. Mrs. Mallard and the widow have lost their husbands and are overcome with grief. They follow the natural process of grieving. If they had known each other, they could have unloaded their racing thoughts on each other.
             These women are overwhelmed with thoughts ranging from grief to freedom. With all these thoughts, one can understand why they are confused by how, when, and where to grieve. Both express their sorrow in a typical way, crying.
             Yet the widow grieves for a longer period of time. She takes a greater span of time to find relief from her husbands death than Mrs. Mallard who has settled herself in less than an hour.
             The women grieve in two different places. The widow expresses her sorrow in the tomb. Mrs. Mallard decides to stay in her home with family. Each made the choice on where to stay.
             The ladies grieve, yet the want to grieve in different ways. The widow continually cries. Mrs. Mallard cries at first and then starts to think. Though grieving, the mechanism they use to deal with the grief are quite different.
             The women both grieve until they feel appropriate and move on with their lives. Mrs. Mallard and the widow both realize the opportunity after some time. They both weren't sure on how to live life without their significant other. Loving their departed husbands, they wanted to remain loyal, thinking that no one could ever take their place.
             While neither of the ladies had plans to remarry, the widow eventually did. S...