Both Pieter Brueghel's painting "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus" and W.H. Auden's poem "Musée des Beaux Arts" explore the theme of human suffering and the indifference of the world to individual tragedies. They both depict the contrast between everyday life and moments of extraordinary significance, highlighting the idea that life goes on regardless of personal struggles or misfortunes.
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Both show Icarus drowning after the wax holding his wings together has melted. [APEX]
Brueghel's painting focuses on the people of the cost rather than lcarus.
To contrast the idea of birth and renewal with Icarus's death.
In Auden's "Musée des Beaux Arts," the fall of Icarus from the sky is often interpreted as representing human suffering. Despite his tragic fate, the event is depicted as a minor detail in the background of a larger painting, suggesting the indifference and detachment of the world to individual suffering.
William Carlos Williams' decision to use short lines and stanzas in "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus" creates a sense of brevity and speed in the poem. This structure mimics the fleeting moment of Icarus' fall and the poem's focus on the everyday activities of the surrounding figures. By condensing the narrative into short, concise lines, Williams emphasizes the abrupt and inconspicuous nature of Icarus' demise within the larger landscape.
Close to a passing ship (Apex)
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the theme that is trying too hard or aiming too high can cause one to fail (apex)
Lack of punctuation
Do you mean Pieter Bruegel? Well, I am sure you do. He spelled his name Brueghel until 1559, and his sons retained the "h" in the spelling of their names. Pieter Bruegel was an artist who painted a picture with oil on canvas named Landscape with the fall of Icarus. This painting was done in 1558 and depicts a boy named Icarus falling and drowning while his surroundings, a peasant, a shepherd and a fisherman, are ignorant to the problem.
In Williams's poem, a farmer is the only witness to Icarus's fall, while Auden mentions both a ploughman and a ship.