What is the conflict between the ladies and the poem life?

When he is finished, Mrs. Phelps is crying, though she cannot explain why, and Mrs. Bowles is angry with Montag for bringing about trouble. Mildred tries to calm the group, but the women are quite shaken and leave.Montag's reading of "Dover Beach" stirs Mrs. Phelp's emotions which have long been blocked by the state.