T.S. Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," is the interior monlogue of a truly tragic character. It is interesting that Eliot presents the downfall of a man in such a light and humerous manner. The beginning of the poem is very light-hearted as we see an old man trying desperately to escape the effects of aging. This playful tone is evident through Eliot's use of lyrical rhyme and comic imagery. As the poem ... reminds the reader to remain light-hearted. J. Alfred Prufrock's self esteem affects his love life greatly. The woman he is in love with is younger than he is and this distres...

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... Looking at the play Hamlet and the poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock", one could deduct that the main characters are similar in several ways. One of the character flaws Hamlet is known for is his indecisiveness. J. Alfred Prufrock also deals with this same foible just as much, or more, than Hamlet does. Hamlet and Prufrock have three major things in common: they question and rationalize their situations ... and revisions" (Eliot 32,33). Prufrock knows he is not like the rest of the partygoers. However, he lacks the motivation, or the will power, to show them he is different for ...

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... for Hamlet, etc. It is difficult for him to act without knowing, and this tends to incapacitate him. The Player - The leader of a band of travelling actors, who seem more often to make their living through prostitution. The Player cares little for honesty or straight-forwardness. He is willing ... into. This conflict, then, is resolved very darkly. Try as they might, they cannot establish their identities or gain an understanding of the workings of the world around them. Rosencrantz simply gives up, reasoning that if no one will explain why he is in this situation, he is ... in the eye, ...

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