How does this literary allusion to the myth of Pygmalion enhance the meaning of "The Birth-Mark"? Is this allusion ironic, given what happens to Alymer's project to make his wife perfect?Explain.

• In “The Birth-Mark,” Aylmer says to his wife, "Even Pygmalion, when his sculptured woman assumed life, felt not greater ecstasy than mine will be&quot.

How does this literary allusion to the myth of Pygmalion enhance the meaning of "The Birth-Mark"? Is this allusion ironic, given what happens to Alymer's project to make his wife perfect?