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

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21 July, 20:27

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

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Maci · 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.