Dec 7 Blog

In Prufrock's Poem "The Love Song," the narrator seems to romantically woe a woman.  However, the narrator is actually lost and confused in a chaotic world.  This can explain why Prufrock decided to allude to Hamlet since Hamlet is also lost and confused, and seamlessly rambles about ludicrous ideas.  The narrator also displays many other characteristics similar to Hamlet, such as his unanswerable questions.  The narrator states, "Do I dare/Disturb the universe?" (45-46).  Prufrock mimicked Shakespeare's original use of unanswerable questions, which made Hamlet seem crazy, to show that his narrator is also insane (most likely by the disorder in the world).