There are a number of famous figures
'In the room the women come and go,
talking of Michelangelo'
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564), commonly known as Michelangelo, was an Italian Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect, poet, and engineer who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western Art.
Michelangelo was considered the greatest living artist in his lifetime, and ever since then he has been held to be one of the greatest artists of all time. A number of his works in painting, sculpture, and architecture rank among the most famous in existence. His output in every field during his long life was prodigious; when the sheer volume of correspondence, sketches, and reminiscences that survive is also taken into account, he is the best-documented artist of the 16th century.
"I am Lazarus, come from the dead,
Come back to tell you all, I shall tell you all"
In the context of the Gospel of John, the narrative of the Raising of Lazarus forms the 'climactic sign'... Each of Jesus' seven signs illustrates some particular aspect of his divine authority, but this one exemplifies his power over the last and most irresistible enemy of humanity- death. For this reason it is given a prominent place in the gospel.
'No! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be'
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564), commonly known as Michelangelo, was an Italian Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect, poet, and engineer who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western Art.
Michelangelo was considered the greatest living artist in his lifetime, and ever since then he has been held to be one of the greatest artists of all time. A number of his works in painting, sculpture, and architecture rank among the most famous in existence. His output in every field during his long life was prodigious; when the sheer volume of correspondence, sketches, and reminiscences that survive is also taken into account, he is the best-documented artist of the 16th century.
Lazarus
The 'Lazarus' Elliot referred to in the line:
Come back to tell you all, I shall tell you all"
is Lazarus of Bethany, also known as Saint Lazarus or Lazarus of the Four Days.
He is the subject of a prominent miracle attributed to Jesus in the Gospel of John, in which Jesus restores him to life four days after his death.
Prince Hamlet
Prince Hamlet is the title character and the protagonist of Shakespeare's Hamlet. He is the Prince of Denmark, nephew to the usurping Claudius and son of the previous King of Denmark, King Hamlet. Throughout the play he struggles with whether, and how, to avenge the murder of his father, and struggles with his own sanity along the way. By the end of the tragedy, Hamlet has caused the deaths of Polonius, Laertes, Claudius and his two childhood friends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. He is also indirectly involved in the deaths of his love Ophelia (drowning) and of his mother Gertrude (poisoned by mistake). Hamlet himself is the final character to die in the play.
I believe these famous figures are mentioned significantly because they are all fantastically exciting, something Prufock constantly dreams about but will never achieve. His dreams of being fascinating are very twisted in the sense of Hamlet, who is insane and kills everyone! He wants to be someone he isn't, he wants to be talked about by the women like Michelangelo, he would love to have an important story he must tell like Lazurus, but he is too caught inside his own head to ever live these dreams. It's quite sad really!
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