"The Storm"

I do not believe the storm excuses the characters from their actions of adultery. As scary as the storm was for them that doesn’t give them the excuse to commit adultery. For them to use the storm as a reason for why they committed the affair would be like them using any bad situation as an opportunity to have an affair. Yes they had a past but both of them were now married and had separate lives. Adultery is wrong no matter what the situation is. When Alcee grabbed Calixta’s shoulders she should have taken that as a sign as to what could possibly happen and should have put an end to it right there.