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What, according to the opening of "Musée des Beaux-Arts", did the Old Masters understand about suffering?
Think about where, and among whom, suffering takes place.
Give two examples from the first stanza of something extraordinary happening beside something ordinary.
Look for a birth and a martyrdom.
According to the poem, what did the Old Masters never get wrong?
Look at the very first subject the poem names.
Why does the ship in the second stanza sail on?
Think of preoccupation, not cruelty.
Choose a modern situation that illustrates the theme of "Musée des Beaux-Arts". Describe it as Bruegel might have painted it, and explain how it reflects at least two of the poem's themes.
Put the ordinary activity in the foreground and the suffering at the edge, as Bruegel does.
Some readers think the poem excuses indifference; others think it condemns it. Write a balanced paragraph giving your view.
Give evidence for each reading before stating your own.
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