uses ▁to ▁marry ▁him ▁and ▁announ ces ▁her ▁decision ▁in ▁a ▁letter . ▁The ▁fact ▁that ▁Ed ith ▁Wh art on ▁con cludes ▁her ▁short - story ▁with ▁a ▁written ▁conf ession ▁makes ▁her ▁choice ▁even ▁stronger ▁and ▁trag ic ▁since ▁the ▁emot ions ▁of ▁Mrs . ▁An erton ▁are ▁clearly ▁exposed ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁story . ▁ ▁To ▁conclude , ▁their ▁relationship ▁has ▁been ▁built ▁awk ward ly ▁throughout ▁the ▁short - story , ▁leading ▁to ▁a ▁relationship ▁that ▁cannot ▁move ▁forward . ▁Mrs . ▁An erton ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁curs ed , ▁stuck ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁scheme ▁forever : ▁to ▁love ▁but ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁be ▁something ▁else ▁than ▁a ▁muse ▁for ▁the ▁lo ver . ▁The ▁muse ’ s ▁fate ▁is ▁still ▁ch asing ▁her ▁over ▁and ▁over : ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁muse ’ s ▁tra ged y . ▁ ▁In sp iration ▁ ▁In ▁her ▁short ▁story , ▁The ▁Muse ' s ▁T rag edy , ▁Ed ith ▁Wh art on ▁presents ▁not ▁only ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁trag ic ▁relationship ▁between ▁D any ers ▁and ▁Mrs . ▁An erton , ▁but ▁also , ▁in ▁the ▁background , ▁the ▁po etic ▁work ▁above ▁language . ▁D ifferent ▁feelings ▁are ▁at ▁the ▁root ▁of ▁insp iration : ▁love , ▁curiosity ▁and ▁intellectual ▁agreement . ▁The ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁short - story ▁is ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁art istic ▁insp iration . ▁▁ ▁The ▁artist ▁is ▁inspired ▁by ▁a ▁specific ▁woman , ▁called ▁his ▁“ m use