... , known them all" (Eliot 49). The phrase "In the room where the women come and go / Talking of Michelangelo" (Eliot 13,14), describes how Prufrock sees the women as having a bit of intelligence, but lack depth. He also procrastinates because he fears that the partygoers will gossip about him: [They will ... feeling, but he is afraid no one will understand him. Although he wishes he could speak he cannot bring himself to say it aloud. Prufrock makes the decision to delay and conform his behavior and settle for the shallow life. He makes the ultimate decision to procrastinate. He realizes ...

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