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Michelangelo

The Renaissance artist referenced in The Waste Land, associated with a painting.

minor

First appearance: ii a game of chess

Michelangelo's tie to Unknown Narrator is one of the pressures that moves Poetry—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Referenced in the refrain 'In the room the women come and go / Talking of Michelangelo,' symbolizing the superficial intellectual chatter of society.
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With Unknown Narrator (psychological): Michelangelo is referenced as a cultural icon, representing high art and the narrator's internal…

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  • Psychological

Character groups

  • The Waste Land characters
  • Protagonist

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