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Which excerpt from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" indicates that Prufrock considers himself to be unimportant?
My morning coat, my collar mounting firmly to the chin,
Shall I say, I have gone at dusk through narrow streets
No! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be;
Though I have seen my head (grown slightly bald)

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"No! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be;"

This line directly shows Prufrock sees himself as not a heroic or central figure — he rejects the role of a great, important character and implies he's only a minor, unimportant presence.