“...to the cast majority of people suffering is still one of the fundamental characteristics of life, and it is their realization that an experience of suffering, pure and profound, enters as an integral part into ’s greatest work, that helps to give that work its unique place in the minds and hearts of men.”(Marek, 634) These words of compassion come from J. W. N. Sullivan during Ludwig van ’s funeral. They express the regret and sense of loss felt by people all over the world as they caught news of his end. was an ....