1. What is the significance of the poem’s epigraph? How does it relate to Prufrock?
The significance was that it talks about the idea of “shame and discrase.” This is because he would feel these because we are looking into his mind, but they are feelings that he would never confesses to the world himself. He is full of self doubt, and he is not someone who would put himself out there and let the world see him for who he is.
2. Make a list of questions that Prufrock asks. Do you see a pattern/theme to these questions or are they random?
Most of his questions that he askes throught the poem start with “Shall I? or Do I?” They are not really random questions, mainly just insignificant questions about what he should do about daily thigs such as combing his hair. These questions reveal that he is self conscience about himself and also very uncertain.
3. What do you think is Prufrock’s main flaw/problem?
Prufrock’s has many flaws that make him fade into the background instead of shining like a main character. Some of these flaws may include the fact that he is self-conscience about himself. Also he has no confidence in himself or the choices that he makes, and has many anxiety problems. These cause him to become more of an “extra” instead of the star character.
4. Why do you think this is called a love song? In what way is it a love song?
It seems as though that he has had a recent heart break. He talks constantly of women’s perfume and how the women come and go and they don’t notice him. This relates to a love song because he wants love for himself, but is not confident enough to go out there and get it. This is irony because the poem pretty much shows how he is to scared to solve his love problems.
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