Mrs. Ramsay characterization

Mrs. Ramsay is characterized as a beautiful and charismatic woman who is widely admired as well admiring of others. At face value, her marriage to Mr. Ramsay seems idealistic however, when it is scrutinized in other characters' thoughts, flaws begin to appear. Lily, a young intellectual, is in awe of Mrs. Ramsay's perfectly  traditional lifestyle, a path Lily herself has made a conscientious decision to avoid. While Lily is impressed by Mrs. Ramsay's accomplishments, she can't help but also question the possibility of unfulfillment that may accompany Mrs. Ramsay's lifestyle. This thought is addressed later on by Mrs. Ramsay when she thinks, "...he will never be so happy again, but stopped herself, remembering how it angered her husband that she should say that. Still, it was true" (62). On the opposite end of the spectrum, Mr. Ramsay is fully aware of the compromises Mrs. Ramsay makes despite her undeniable strengths. Mr. Ramsay's thoughts confirm what Lily speculates. He realizes that while it is his role of the marriage to be the intelligent, accomplished half, he realizes that his success would be nonexistent had it not been for the charisma of his wife.