The curse that was applied to Melusina was much bigger than just punishment for her wrongdoing, it was a future test for trust and patience for her future husband. The husband had to be strong enough to not only verbally agree to not pursue the desire to see her on a Saturday but to also act upon it. His desire to respect her wishes and to trust her had to be much bigger than his desire to know what he didn’t know about her, in which he failed, resulting to the rupture of their relationship. Melusina’s story represents just how big temptation can be in a relationship and how naturally as a human (or non-human) we are curious creatures who can be easily guided into giving in. Although for Melusina it appears that she was cursed from the start considering the following quote,

“But destiny, that would have Melusina single, was incensed against her.” (P. 87)

This makes me think that no matter what she could have done, in any universe/ world/ time, the revelation of her secret would have always happened. The temptation in her story would have always won while her hope for trust would have always lost. Although her ending did not go as she wished, it did go as planned because at the end of the day our life will always end how it is meant to.