Donald Huffman

English

29 October, 01:38

Feel the fire at his neck and see how casually he glances up and is caught, wondrously tunneling into that hot eye. Who cares that he fell back to the sea? Anne Sexton, "To a Friend Whose Work Has Come to Triumph"I believe Icarus was not failing as he fell, but just coming to the end of his triumph. Jack Gilbert, "Failing and Flying"How do Sexton's and Gilbert's interpretations of the Icarus myth differ from Ovid's? A. They support the theory that human beings shouldn't attempt godlike actions. B. They believe that Daedalus was responsible for Icarus's death. C. They focus on Icarus's victory over flight instead of his eventual drowning. D. They feel sorry for Icarus and wish he had not drowned.