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In W.B. Yeats's 'The Second Coming', what does the 'widening gyre' primarily symbolize in the context of his philosophical system?
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- 1The internal emotional spiral of a poet facing the horrors of war.
- 2A 2,000-year cycle of history that is reaching its chaotic conclusion.✓
- 3The inevitable expansion of human knowledge and scientific progress.
- 4The physical movement of a falcon hunting its prey.
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A 2,000-year cycle of history that is reaching its chaotic conclusion.
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