▁D any ers , ▁the ▁main ▁character ▁and ▁asp iring ▁scholar , ▁and ▁Mary ▁An erton . ▁The ▁first ▁two ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁short ▁story ▁reve al ▁their ▁meeting ▁and ▁the ▁link ▁that ▁un ites ▁them : ▁Mrs . ▁An erton ▁was ▁the ▁muse ▁of ▁poet ▁Victor ▁R end le ▁that ▁D any ers ▁adm ired ▁very ▁much . ▁They ▁go ▁together ▁to ▁Italy , ▁to ▁the ▁Villa ▁d ’ E ste , ▁where ▁D any ers ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁An erton ▁the ▁muse . ▁▁ ▁The ▁third ▁part ▁is ▁a ▁letter , ▁written ▁by ▁Mrs . ▁An erton , ▁explaining ▁her ▁life ▁as ▁R end le ’ s ▁muse ▁and ▁her ▁love ▁for ▁the ▁poet . ▁However , ▁her ▁love ▁was ▁never ▁requ ited ▁and ▁she ▁became ▁a ▁« ▁disappoint ed ▁woman ▁». ▁Because ▁of ▁that , ▁she ▁cannot ▁live ▁with ▁D any ers ▁nor ▁let ▁him ▁love ▁her . ▁Having ▁been ▁considered ▁sole ly ▁as ▁a ▁muse ▁by ▁R end le ▁and ▁never ▁as ▁a ▁woman , ▁Mrs . ▁An erton ▁finds ▁herself ▁in ▁a ▁trag ic ▁situation . ▁ ▁The ▁short ▁story ▁addresses ▁the ▁them es ▁of ▁love , ▁tra ged y ▁and ▁art istic ▁insp iration ▁through ▁D any ers ’ ▁point ▁of ▁view . ▁Its ▁title ▁all udes ▁to ▁The ▁T rag ic ▁Muse , ▁a ▁novel ▁by ▁Henry ▁James . ▁ ▁Biography ▁▁ ▁Ed ith ▁Wh art on ▁( New bold ▁Jones ) ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 4 ▁January ▁ 1 8 6 2