This means that as their wave crashes against the rocks, the men shout how beautifully that wave could have danced in the bay if it could've stayed out to sea instead or rolling to the beach.
Many women of the time felt neglected since they were often considered to be nothing more than housewives. Sometimes even though the husbands were not evil and their only crime was existing, the women would still not be satisfied because they were not given the proper respect and marriage felt like a prison. Both stories explore this theme.
For the most part, the world in "War of the Worlds" is completely similar to the real one, other than the obviously fictional parts of the story, the world is our earth, with the same countries and cities.
Hope this helped, the question wasn't very clear on how to answer. ^-^
