Tiffany Li Ms. Hall ENG 4U1 December 13th‚ 2010 A Life Without Love‚ is No Life at All As the flawed in protagonists of Shakespeare’s Hamlet and T.S Eliot’s poem The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock‚ both Hamlet and Prufrock live in a times of disharmony. Feelings of passion are controlled by realistic tendencies and neither allows sensitivity to rule their order. This underlying journey or quest for female contact causes both characters to live meaningless lives eventually leading to harsh
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T.S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” is an important‚ multi-layered poem that has numerous interpretations. The 2 essays by Leon Waldoff and John Halverson respectively‚ are illustrations of how the poem can be dissected and interpreted completely differently‚ with both interpretations having their own unique insights into the psyche of Prufrock. Waldoff takes the stance that poem is “a dramatic monologue that presents an inner conflict between the need to be loved and the failure to
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TS Eliot’s Prufrock The ironic character of "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock‚" an early poem by T.S. Eliot (1888-1965) in the form of a dramatic monologue‚ is introduced in its title. Eliot is talking‚ through his speaker‚ about the absence of love‚ and the poem‚ so far from being a "song‚" is a meditation on the failure of romance. The opening image of evening (traditionally the time of love making) is disquieting‚ rather than consoling or seductive‚ and the evening "becomes a patient" (Spender
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a certain place in time. In this essay‚ two characters of completely different fields will be put side by side to compare their own tragic flaws. On one hand‚ Sophocles’ Oedipus is proud‚ arrogant and persistent; while on the other hand‚ Eliot’s Prufrock is self conscious‚ insecure‚ and indecisive. While the two characters are complete polar opposites‚ they also share a devastating similarity: they are paranoid and in fear of their own fate. Oedipus’ personality is clearly conveyed as having excessive
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information in the case. However‚ the implementation issues are worthy of our consideration. 1. Why is J&J Brazil in the situation they are? Some of the reasons I have observed are as follows: • Economy plays a role in the situation that they are in now. Rapidly decaying economy and constantly changing economical and regulatory landscape prepares the necessary grounds for J&J Brazil’s downfall. For example‚ the fact that they were technologically ill-prepared to keep up with
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Shawn Ware Prufrock: A Homosexual in Hiding T.S Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” is a dramatic monologue in which the speaker of the poem‚ Prufrock‚ takes the reader on a journey into his inner psyche. Many literary and poetic experts have studied and dissected the persona that is Prufrock to help show the complexities that compose him. But how does one begin to shed light on this mysterious man? Before actually delving into the words spoken by Prufrock‚ it is beneficial to take
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The stage of apotheosis emphasizes the hero reaching an epiphany. The protagonist gains the utmost knowledge about the rigorous journey. For example‚ Prufrock fears women because they can have his head “brought upon a platter” (Eliot 82). The quote alludes to the beheading of St. John the Baptist‚ an oil painting by Caravaggio in 1608. The biblical allusion tells the story of Herod‚ the tetrarch‚ imprisoning John the Baptist for divorcing his wife and uptaking his brother’s wife‚ Herodia. Furthermore
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Ironically‚ the repetition of ‘my’ implies an illumination of identity‚ rather than its suppression. It seems the Prufrock is afraid reveal his identity may ‘disturb the universe’: “do I dare‚ and‚ do I dare?” Avoiding this ultimate question‚ he seeks peace in oblivion: I should have been a pair of ragged claws; scuttling across the floors of silent seas”. We are gregarious
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Eliot paints the picture of an insecure man looking for his place in society. Prufrock has fallen in with the times‚ and places a lot of burden on social status and class to determine his individuality. He is ashamed of his personal appearance and looks towards social advancement as a way to assure himself and those around him of his value and establish who he is. Through out the poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"‚ T.S. Eliot explores Prufrock’s conflict with society‚ love and self. The issue
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Alfred M. Green delivered a speech‚ in Philadelphia in 1861‚ directed towards his fellow African Americans. Now around this era African Americans were not allowed the right to enroll in to the union army. Green wanted to empower his fellow African Americans to enroll by the appeal to powerful words‚ repetition and the use of inclusive language. Green knew the appeal and emotion that can be drawn from using powerfully motivational words; he does this to drag out the patriotisms inside each person
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