Write the explanation of the essay entitled "Mr. Will Wimble".

Write the explanation of the essay entitled “Mr. Will Wimble”.

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EXPLANATIONS

(1) Will Wimble’s is the case of many a younger brother of a great Family who had rather see their children starve like gentlemen, Than thrive in a trade or profession that is beneath their quality. This humour fills several parts of Europe with pride and beggary.

Reference to the Context: This stanza has been taken from the es say ‘Mr. Will Wimble’ written by Addison. In the aristocratic families of those days. the younger brothers and sons got neither the title nor the share in their family property and had to face great ignominy and poverty.

Explanation:- In these lines Addison tells that though Will Wimble was cultured and skillful but he had no regular source of income. His whole life. had been wasted and now he was about forty years of age. Because of legal and social restrictions. he was compelled to lead a life of poverty, depending upon the mercy of the elders of his family. He passed a difficult life in the absence of income because any work that he ever wanted to do was considered beneath the dignity of his aristocratic family. This was not the case only with Will Wimble or a few other young men like him, but in the whole country and all Europe. This hollow and empty pride became the cause of the ruin of many such young men and sometimes such families. The talented and cultured young men were not allowed work and their poverty made them live on the verge of beggary. Their condition was no better than beggars in their family.

(2) What good to his country, or himself, might not a trader or merchant have done with such useful, though ordinary qualifications?

Reference to the Context: These lines have been taken from the essay ‘Mr. Will Wimble’ written by ‘Addison.’ The author presents the pathetic condition of the younger brothers and sons of the aristocratic families of those days. Will wimble is the representative of such suffering young men.

Explanation: Author says that Will Wimble is extremely cultured and gifted man but all these talents and abilities are quite useless in him. He cannot do anything useful either to himself or to the society. He failed to be come anything in his life. He could not become a merchant or a businessman to lead an honourable life. It was because it was considered to be against the false dignity of his noble family and could bring disgrace to all of them. In the opinion of the author, it was the most destructive result of the sense of hollow dignity and these unfortunate young men were quite lost. Their talents and skills could not help either them or the society while as business men. They could bring prosperity in the society and the country. They could achieve distinction in this field but, quite the contrary, their capacities were wasted.

(3) Will Wimble is younger brother to a baronet, and descended of the ancient family of the Wimbles. He is now between forty and fifty, but being bred to no business. and born to no estate, he generally lives with his elder brother as superintendent of his game.

Reference to the Context:- This stanza the essay Mr. Will Wimble, written by Joseph Addison. Here he deals with a great problem of the aristocratic families of those days.

Explanation: The essayist says that Will Wimble is the younger brother of a baronet and belongs to the ancient and honourable Wimble family of England. Since he is the younger brother, he has achieved nothing from his family and has no share in the family property. He is now between the age of forty and fifty years but has no regular source of income. So he has to depend on the kindness and mercy of his elder brother who has inherited the whole property and title of his family. He certainly belongs to an honourable and ancient family of the country but all this is quite useless for him. He could never do anything which may bring repute and honour to him and family. He was not allowed to perform anything which was considered below the family status and may bring dishonour to his family, so this cultured. talented and handsome man lives simply as a superintendent of the hunting games of his elder brother. As a result the whole career of this talented man has been wasted for nothing.

(4) Odd and uncommon characters are the game that I look for, and most delight in, for which reason I was as much pleased with the novelty of the person that talked to me, as he could be for his life with the springing of a pheasant and therefore listened to him with more than ordinary attention.

Reference to the Context:- This passage has been taken from the essay ‘Mr. Will Wimble’ written by Addison draws attention of the people to the great evils of his times, particularly the aristocratic families who destroy the life of their young sons only for their false family pride.

Explanation:- Addison was very much impressed by the powerful and virtuous personality and capacities of Will Wimble. He came into contact with him at the home of Sir Roger. He was surprised at the wonderful capacities of Will Wimble. The author tells that he has always been desirous of meeting such unusual and uncommon persons. He is very happy to get this opportunity of watching and observing Wimble closely. The author is happy to listen to the discourse of Will Wimble as the latter is, in describing his various ad ventures of hunting. The author in order to watch and study the character of this extremely versatile person. listened to his talks with great delight and attention. Here is the secret irony and satire on the convention of the contemporary society. This society was full of many evils.

(5) He hunts a pack of dogs better than any man in the country, and is very famous for finding out a hare. He is extremely well versed in all the little handicrafts of an idle man, he makes a May Fly to a miracle and furnishes the whole country with angle rods.

Reference :- This passage has been taken from the essay ‘Mr. Will Wimble written by Addison. The younger members like Will Wimble, belonging to the aristocratic families suffer all their life because they do not get any share in the family property and are, at the same time, not allowed to do any work below the family status.

Explanation:- The author tells that Will Wimble is also leading such an unfortunate life. In spite of great talents, he is wasting his life in useless activities. He is a good hunter and is famous far and near for his skill in hunting the hare. He is an expert in making various beautiful things by his handicraft. This is a work in which many other young men of that period waste their life and talent but they cannot do anything useful to make proper use of their talent. He is an expert in making May Fly of wonderful designs. He also makes beautiful fishing rods and presents them to his friends and acquaintances all around the country. The people love and honour him for all these things but in fact this is a wastage of his talent and he leads a life of indignity.