Compare and contrast the statement on suffering in Auden’s “Funeral Blues” and “Musee des Beaux Arts”. What do the poems have to say about tragic events and how we respond to them? How does the world perceive one person’s suffering in both poems? Consider for example what the speaker in “Funeral Blues” would say of the public reaction to Icarus death in “Musee”. How would the plowman in “Musee” respond to the funeral speaker’s call to “Pack up the moon”? Back up your points with specific examples from the poems.
The 2 sources that must be used are W.H Auden’s “Funeral Blues” and Musee des Beaux Arts” poems.
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