No! i am not prince hamlet, nor was meant to be;
am an attendant lord, one that will do
to swell a progress, start a scene or two
—“the love song of j. alfred prufrock,”
t. s. eliot
what does this allusion reveal about prufrock?
he resents his lowly place in life.
he sees himself as a minor character.
he is an actor in his spare time.