Read the excerpt from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock." And indeed there will be time To wonder, “Do I dare?” and, “Do I dare?” Time to turn back and descend the stair, With a bald spot in the middle of my hair— [They will say: “How his hair is growing thin!”] My morning coat, my collar mounting firmly to the chin, My necktie rich and modest, but asserted by a simple pin— [They will say: “But how his arms and legs are thin!”] Do I dare Disturb the universe? In a minute there is time For decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse. In this stanza, Prufrock repeats “Do I dare?” three times. What does the repetition indicate about his state of mind?
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He is worried about the stairs.Prufrock asks “Do I dare?” as he considers acting, then notes that decisions can be reversed. Repeating the question shows he is hesitating and unsure of himself, so he is indecisive. The passage focuses on his uncertainty about making a choice, not on being adventurous, punctual, or worried about the stairs.
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