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Which two sets of lines in this excerpt from T.S. Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" suggest that the speaker is concerned about how he relates to others?
And indeed there will be time
For the yellow smoke that slides along the street,.
Rubbing its back upon the window panes;
There will be time, there will be time
To prepare a face to meet the faces that you meet;
There will be time to murder and create,
And time for all the works and days of hands
That lift and drop a question on your plate;
Time for you and time for me,
And time yet for a hundred indecisions,
And for a hundred visions and revisions,
Before the taking of a toast and tea.
In the room the women come and go
Talking of Michelangelo.
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!")



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In the excerpt from T.S. Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," the two sets of lines that suggest the speaker's concern about how he relates to others are: 1. "To prepare a face to meet the faces that you meet;" 2. "In the room the women come and go Talking of Michelangelo." Explanation: 1. The line "To prepare a face to meet the faces that you meet;" indicates the speaker's preoccupation with presenting a certain image or facade when interacting with others. This suggests a sense of insecurity or self-consciousness about how he is perceived by those around him. 2. The depiction of women coming and going, engaging in conversations about Michelangelo, highlights the speaker's awareness of social interactions and the conversations happening around him. This observation implies a desire to be included in these exchanges or a concern about his ability to engage meaningfully with others. These lines reveal the speaker's internal struggle with self-image, social anxiety, and a deep-seated concern about his place in social settings, emphasizing his complex relationship with interpersonal interactions and societal expectations.

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