Why is my macbook so slow? its 5 years old and it takes a full minute to open and close simple windows

my macbook is only 5 years old. i do a lot of stuff on it but it should be able to handle it. it takes forever to do any task usually and the fan is constantly going like crazy. is this just a case of 'you need to upgrade your laptop'?

Model Name:          MacBook
  Model Identifier:          MacBook2,1
  Processor Name:          Intel Core 2 Duo
  Processor Speed:          2.16 GHz
  Number Of Processors:          1
  Total Number Of Cores:          2
  L2 Cache:          4 MB
  Memory:          2 GB
  Bus Speed:          667 MHz
  Boot ROM Version:          MB21.00A5.B07
  SMC Version (system):          1.17f0
  Serial Number (system):          W87258NAYA3
  Hardware UUID:          00000000-0000-1000-8000-0019E33F8E1B
  Sudden Motion Sensor:
  State:          Enabled
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