Question

In "Musee des Beaux Arts" by W.H Auden, what do the people on the ship do after the see Icarus fall into the sea

Answer 1

They kept sailing.

The poem says that the people on the ship "Had somewhere to get to and sailed calmly on." This supports the fact that no one around really cared too much about Icarus falling into the sea; everyone else in the painting looked like they had more important things to do or worry about.

Answer 2

In "Musee des Beaux Arts" by W.H Auden, the people on the ship kept sailing  after the see Icarus fall into the sea like nothing happend.

"Musée des Beaux Arts" is a poem written by W. H. Auden in December 1938. The poem's title derives from the Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique in Brussels.Auden's free verse poem is divided into two parts.

Some themes explored in "Musee des Beaux Arts" include: suffering, passivity, art and culture.