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Virginia Woolf's 'Mrs. Dalloway' evolved significantly from its original manuscript draft titled 'The Hours'. Which of the following reflects a major structural shift from Woolf's early draft to the published novel?
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- 1In early drafts, Septimus survives his institutionalization and confronts Sir William Bradshaw at the party.
- 2Woolf initially conceived the narrative as a multi-generational family saga spanning decades.
- 3The original draft was an epistolary novel between Clarissa and Peter Walsh, which was later abandoned.
- 4Woolf initially intended for Clarissa Dalloway to commit suicide at her party, but later introduced Septimus Warren Smith as her double to carry the tragedy.✓
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Woolf initially intended for Clarissa Dalloway to commit suicide at her party, but later introduced Septimus Warren Smith as her double to carry the tragedy.
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