Question

Why isn’t the moon saddened by this tragic event

Answer 1

In this poem the moon "is used to this sort of thing." The moon has seen this tragic event happen repeatedly and has become desensitized.

In the poem the moon is personified as being female and having the ability to be sad even though she chooses not to be.

Answer 2

"The moon saddened by this tragic event in the ballad edge in light of the fact that the moon is a lifeless thing.

That is the reason the moon isn't saddened by this tragic event in the poem edge.

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In the poem, the moon is represented as being female and being able to be miserable despite the fact that she decides not to be.

The sonnet closes with this haziness when it says, "her blacks crackle and drag."