How Is Alfred Prufrock Misleading
Title: The LoveSong of J. Alfred Prufrock
In this dramatic soliloquy, a middle class male lives in a charmless environment that is physically and emotionally draining. The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock is misleading because this is not a song or a love story, but this builds on his personal feelings, insecurities, and personal thoughts.Throughout this poem Prufrock uses repetition, rhythm , and allusion to further emphasize pessimism, lack of confidence, and an indecisive character who is afraid to live life. Alfred Prufrock shows his indecisiveness and lack of confidence through repetition. In lines 37-39 “And indeed there will be time To wonder, Do I dare ? and, Do I dare? Time to turn back and descend the stair,” Prufrock thinks there is still plenty of time to do all of the essential things important to him, except here he starts to second guess himself, and instead of painting a realistic picture of him pondering about this decision, he makes it more of a hypothetical situation. He …show more content…
He also calls the reader's attention to Lazarus and Shakespeare's Hamlet in lines 111, 112,119. These lines shows both Lazarus and Hamlets insecurities which mirrors Prufrock, but he will never disrupt the world like Hamlet to get back at the world for its wrongdoings. Prufrock recognizes he isn't capable to take effective action and accepts his fortune to grow old and live a miserable frail life. He mentions these figures to contrast himself accepting he will live life with no purpose. Prufrock also uses rhythm to express his character. In lines 120 - 121 I grow old … I grow old … I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled. This starts to lighten up the poem by bringing the silliness back. He can not hide the fact that he is getting older , and since he did not ask the question when around the women he is pretending to be the comical
In this dramatic soliloquy, a middle class male lives in a charmless environment that is physically and emotionally draining. The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock is misleading because this is not a song or a love story, but this builds on his personal feelings, insecurities, and personal thoughts.Throughout this poem Prufrock uses repetition, rhythm , and allusion to further emphasize pessimism, lack of confidence, and an indecisive character who is afraid to live life. Alfred Prufrock shows his indecisiveness and lack of confidence through repetition. In lines 37-39 “And indeed there will be time To wonder, Do I dare ? and, Do I dare? Time to turn back and descend the stair,” Prufrock thinks there is still plenty of time to do all of the essential things important to him, except here he starts to second guess himself, and instead of painting a realistic picture of him pondering about this decision, he makes it more of a hypothetical situation. He …show more content…
He also calls the reader's attention to Lazarus and Shakespeare's Hamlet in lines 111, 112,119. These lines shows both Lazarus and Hamlets insecurities which mirrors Prufrock, but he will never disrupt the world like Hamlet to get back at the world for its wrongdoings. Prufrock recognizes he isn't capable to take effective action and accepts his fortune to grow old and live a miserable frail life. He mentions these figures to contrast himself accepting he will live life with no purpose. Prufrock also uses rhythm to express his character. In lines 120 - 121 I grow old … I grow old … I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled. This starts to lighten up the poem by bringing the silliness back. He can not hide the fact that he is getting older , and since he did not ask the question when around the women he is pretending to be the comical