The Country Schoolmaster Comments

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In like condition! With the muse of the society. Nice piece.

I suppose the author's point was about society and how people judge others from their position in it. The schoolmaster may have ruled the classroom but he was not the ruler in the salon, more a buffoon. Souren Mondal and Neran Sati said it well in their comments.

This feels to me a poem about power, stature, and societal norm.. While in the 'bath' the schoolmaster himself felt 'inferior' and attempted to perform, as it were, numerous ostentatious acts of courtesy, everyone there, feeling themselves superior to him felt vexed at his 'attempt' to be 'civilised' in an urbane manner.. Whereas, when he entered into the rural setting, the farmer, with the similar feeling of 'inferiority' saluted him.. It's just about how we as human beings have various notions about what is the proper etiquette in different societies, and how those beliefs shape our judgement of others (without perhaps any in depth perception into the person's internal disposition and qualities) . Loved this poem.....

This feels to me a poem about power, stature, and societal norm.. While in the 'bath' the schoolmaster himself felt 'inferior' and attempted to perform, as it were, numerous ostentatious acts of courtesy, everyone there, feeling themselves superior to him felt vexed at his 'attempt' to be 'civilised' in an urbane manner.. Whereas, when he entered into the rural setting, the farmer, with the similar feeling of 'inferiority' saluted him.. It's just about how we as human beings have various notions about what is the proper etiquette in different societies, and how those beliefs shape our judgement of others (without perhaps any in depth perception into the person's internal disposition and qualities) . Loved this poem..

Funny satiric description of a grotesque human ambition! True and contemporary!

Miseries of depressed teacher leads to more challenges and problems along. Great poem.

A Good poem with lot of images of a teacher and his stresses in life seems to the theme of this poem and rhyme in the poem is great. A great poem of Great poet.