Discuss briefly the role of Mrs Ramsay NU Virginia Woolf s To the Lighthouse is set in the Ramsays summer house in the Hebrides Mrs Ramsay is the central figure She is a wife a mother and a hostess Her presence shapes the lives of all Loving Mother and Wife Mrs Ramsay cares deeply for her children James Cam Prue Andrew Nancy Jasper Roger and Rose James wanted to visit the Lighthouse when he was six His mother Mrs Ramsay promised Yes of course if it s fine tomorrow James s father Mr Ramsay crushed the hope But she protects their joy She also supports Mr Ramsay She cannot always say words but she gives love through silence Hostess and Matchmaker In the summer house Mrs Ramsay gathers guests Lily Briscoe William Bankes Charles Tansley Augustus Carmichael Paul Rayley and Minta Doyle She creates harmony At the dinner party she