All this was a long time ago,i remember
And i would do it again,but set down
This set down
This:were we led all that way for
Birth and Death?There was a Birth,certainly,
We had evidence and no doubt.I had seen birth and death,
But had thought they were different;this birth was
Hard and bitter agony for us,like Death,our death
We returned to our places,these kingdoms,
But no longer at ease here,in the old dispensation,
With an alien people clutching their gods.
I should be glad of another death.
(From T.S Elliott's 'Journey Of The Magi')
The Magi are no longer at ease because
they suffered alot on their way to Bethlehem
they found greater spiritual satisfaction from their journey
death and birth are one and the same thing
their kingdoms can no longer offer them satisfaction
the world has changed for the worse
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In T.S. Eliot's "Journey of the Magi," the Magi reflect on their journey to Bethlehem and the poem, though it conveys a sense of spiritual fulfilment after the journey, still conveys a sense of disillusionment after they returned home from their journey. The Magi return home "no longer at ease" with the old dispensation. This means that they no longer feel comfortable or at peace in their previous kingdoms. The journey has altered their perception, and they find it difficult to reconcile the old with the new. This is why the poem ends with "I should be glad of another death". This means that they are willing to go through the "hard and bitter" journey to Bethlehem just to experience that sense of spiritual fulfillment once again.
The answer can't be B because that is not the reason that they were no longer at ease. Though the Magi found greater spiritual satisfaction from their journey, the reason they were no longer at ease is that their kingdoms could no longer offer them satisfaction and so they wanted to return to the journey.
the answer is not correct in my opinion because the mages had gotten more spiritual satisfaction than what their kingdoms had to offer so I think that the answer is B
