Question

And the afternoon, the evening, sleeps so peacefully! Smoothed by long fingers, Asleep . . . tired . . . or it malingers, Stretched on the floor, here beside you and me. Should I, after tea and cakes and ices, Have the strength to force the moment to its crisis? But though I have wept and fasted, wept and prayed, Though I have seen my head (grown slightly bald) brought in upon a platter, I am no prophet— and here’s no great matter; Which words best indicate that Prufrock feels anxious?

Answer 1

Although Prufrock ponders his strength to “force the moment to its crisis”, he clearly indicates his self doubts with the use of the word “but” in the next sentence, implying that he is not confident in his strength, leading to anxious thoughts.

Answer 2

"Have the strenght to force the moment to its crisis?"