Question

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

Answer 1

They kept sailing like nothing happend

Answer 2

Answer:

In W. H. Auden's, "Musée des Beaux Arts," the sailors inside the luxurious ship saw Icarus falling from the sky and into the sea, something unsuaul and extraordinary. However, they had somewhere else to be, so they sailed on calmly, ignoring the legs that slowly sank in the green water.