He didn't, which is why the wax melted off them and they fell apart, causing Icarus to fall to his death.
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Daedalus and Icarus' plan failed, because wax was joining wings to their backs, and Icarus flew too close to the sun, causing the wax to melt and him to fall to his death.
Because flying too high would allow the sun's heat to melt the wax that held the wings together, causing the wings to fall apart, and Icarus to then fall to his death. Which is what happens in the story.
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Icarus After the Fall - 2006 is rated/received certificates of: New Zealand:PG (self applied)
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Icarus flies too close to the sun, and the wax holding his wings together melts. -
He didn't, which is why the wax melted off them and they fell apart, causing Icarus to fall to his death.
To contrast the idea of birth and renewal with Icarus's death.
Icarus flew too close to the sun. The sun's heat melted the wax that held the feathers, causing Icarus to fall to his death.
Both show Icarus drowning after the wax holding his wings together has melted. [APEX]
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The words "when he [Icarus] fell" and "splash" best convey how Bruegel treats the fall of Icarus as insignificant and unnoticed in the poem. These words suggest a brief and almost dismissive treatment of a significant event, highlighting the lack of attention or importance given to Icarus' demise.
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In Williams's poem, a farmer is the only witness to Icarus's fall, while Auden mentions both a ploughman and a ship.