If you do not know your audience's interests you will probably lose their interest.
The part of this excerpt that is directed against a particular social class in Ireland is "..I grant this food will be somewhat dear, and therefore very proper for landlords, who, as they have already devoured most of the parents, seem to have the best title to the children..."
In this part Jonathan Swift criticizes powerful and rich people, mocking landlords for being a part of a high social class.
When something happens to our body, it is the job of the nervous system to transmit these sensations (both positive and negative) and inform the body of what is happening. If you observe the entire country to be a body, the media would be the nervous system as its job is to transmit the information throughout the entire body, making sure every part of the body is aware of a certain sensation.
The answer is Alfonso feels shame.
Hope I helped :)
