It could be argued that Plath was trying to end her life on her own terms, like the woman in question. This is definitely a stretch, and we will never know, but, according to the narrator, there is definitely a case to be made for the woman in the poem. In “Edge” it is emphasized that this woman's death caused her life to end perfectly. “His/dead body wears the smile of realization.” This conveys that the woman seems to be happy with everything that has happened. However, we readers must not forget the mention of the “illusion” this woman had of embodying perfection in her death. This line in the second stanza may contradict the perfection of the standard of death that this poem seems to convey. “The illusion of a Greek necessity/Flows in the curls of his toga…”. It can be assumed that “Greek necessity” refers to the ritual suicides that occurred in ancient Greek times. Often great people have been forced to commit suicide for one reason or another, but this poem completely contradicts this idea. This woman did nothing wrong, in fact the reader is informed that she did everything perfectly up to and including her death. This is why the reader might be able to deduce that this woman had some serious issues within herself. Death is rarely portrayed as a positive thing, which immediately fascinates the reader