Why does Prufrock mention Michelangelo?
This fear was illustrated using the lines “In the room the women come and go / Talking of Michelangelo”. This allusion to Michelangelo shows that the women in the poem are well-cultured. This intimidates Prufrock, as he feels that he’s not suitable enough compared to Michelangelo, a renowned artist [2].
What does the name Michelangelo in the refrain contribute to the poem?
Michelangelo: The couplet “In the room the women come and go / Talking of Michelangelo” forms a sort of refrain. The reference to Michelangelo is intended to illustrate the banal conversations in which Prufrock finds himself. The talk seems to be shallow, with the breezy name-dropping of famous artists.
How does the Speaker view himself in The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock?
The speaker sees his life as a series of social but trivial interactions. In which of the following ways is “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” demonstrative of Modernist tendencies?
What are the two allusion in The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock?
Eliot alludes to three well-known figures: Michelangelo, an artist, Lazarus, a biblical figure, and Hamlet, a Shakespearean character. T.S. Eliot’s use of allusions helps the poem, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, by providing a clearer understanding of the message being conveyed to the reader.
How Does The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock exhibit the ideals of modernism?
T.S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” carries the characteristics of modernist poetry such as objective correlative, fragmentation, free verse and irregular rhyming. Hence, the title of the poem is ironic, since Prufrock never talks about his feelings of love throughout the poem.
Why does Prufrock not want to be hero like Hamlet?
He suffered from indecision, procrastination and dilatoriness throughout his whole life. It was really very shameful to him. When he found that Hamlet, a Shakespearean hero also suffered from the same problems, he wanted to level himself with Hamlet.
How is Prufrock connected to Lazarus?
Prufrock compares himself to Lazarus in line 94, as part of an imaginary conversation with a woman he cannot adequately communicate his thoughts to. Unlike Lazarus, he won’t return with stories to tell. Leaving his mental universe does not mean coming back to life, it means dying; at the end of Prufrock he drowns.
What is the overwhelming question in The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock in reference to the epigraph of Dante’s Inferno?
On one level, Prufrock wonders if he should propose marriage to his beloved, but on a deeper level, the question is whether he should have put his all into his life and art. This ties to the epigraph, which is the confession Guido makes to Dante in hell because he thinks Dante can’t reveal it.
How does TS Eliot’s The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock portray the crisis of a modern man?
Prufrock is overeducated, fearful, timid, overly sensitive, and graceful. He continuously ponders lost opportunities and unanswered questions. This is the modern man, not strong and silent but weak and accessible. He represents the modern man by openly displaying disappointment and vulnerability.