FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
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He feels that people are content with the way that they have been blissfully and ignorantly living their lives, which disappoints him.
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He thinks that people have the potential to change their humdrum lives eventually, but is uncertain to put all of his faith in humankind.
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He feels that people are not living their lives according to the ways of nature, and is disappointed by their lack of motivation to do so.
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He believes that they are lazy and will never change.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why is the speaker dissatisfied with the way that human beings have been living their lives? He feels that people are content with the way that they have been blissfully and ignorantly living their lives, which disappoints him.
Detailed explanation-2: -The poet concludes with praise for ancient mythology, which, despite its paganism, recognized the intrinsic power of nature, as personified by such sea deities as Proteus and Triton.
Detailed explanation-3: -What line does the speaker suggest that we are concerned with materials? The world is too much with us late and soon. We have given our hearts away from a sordid boon.
Detailed explanation-4: -The speaker wishes that he were a pagan raised according to a different vision of the world, so that, “standing on this pleasant lea, ” he might see images of ancient gods rising from the waves, a sight that would cheer him greatly. He imagines “Proteus rising from the sea, ” and Triton “blowing his wreathed horn.”
Detailed explanation-5: -Lines 1-2. The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers. The poem opens with a complaint, saying that the world is out of whack and that people are destroying themselves with consumerism ("getting and spending").