Question

read the following excerpt from the oval portrait by edgar allen poe and answer the question.
\and when many weeks had passed, and but little remained to do, save one brush upon the mouth and one tint upon the eye, the spirit of the lady again flickered up as the flame within the socket of the lamp. and then the brush was given, and then the tint was placed, and, for one moment, the painter stood entranced before the work which he had wrought; but in the end, while he yet gazed, he grew tremulous and very pallid, and affright, and crying with a loud voice, this is indeed life itself! turned suddenly to regard his beloved.—she was dead!\
what is the irony in the painter’s exclamation, this is indeed life itself!?

○ he realizes that his painting is lifeless compared to his wife

○ he celebrates the success of his art while ignoring that his obsession has taken his wife’s life.

○ he believes that the portrait will keep his wife alive forever

○ he expresses relief that his wife is still alive after painting

Explanation:

Answer:

He celebrated the success of his art while ignoring that his obsession had taken his wife's life.