Final answer:
During the Middle Ages, mourning practices were more integrated into daily life and the community, while in the modern era, mourning has become more private and detached from the community.
Step-by-step explanation:
Compared to audiences that lived during the Middle Ages, viewers can find mourning of the dead particularly distressing due to the lack of interaction with deceased bodies and the community's detachment from mourning. In the Middle Ages, death was a central part of everyday life, and people had close contact with deceased bodies during mourning rituals. However, in the modern era, death is often seen as a taboo topic, and mourning practices have become more private and detached from the community.