Pope Rape of the Lock - Aims and Nature of the Satire
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Aims/Nature of
Pope's Satire
Social Pretension
Reputation vs. honour
Virginityboat trip
fops and beaux
dress
Trivialisation
Honour easily lost
Other poets materialism
lap dogs more important than husbands
attitudes
Artificial
Patronage
Queen Anne
beauty aids from India and Arabia
Puffs, powders, patches
Vanities
Intellectual 'great' poets
Belinda's cosmetics
Sylph's vanities reflect those they had on earth
Selfishness
Coquettes
Exploitation of sylphs
Malleability of women
Lord Petre wishes to long possess the prize
Manipulative
Abuse of charms
Abuse of husbands
Exploitation
Women
Poets
Religion
Altar of Lord Petre
Belinda's toiletteBibles carelessly tossed in
Belinda wears a cross
Conceit
Mankind
Decorum
Self-adoration of Belinda
Belinda's eyes are brighter than the sun
STAVSMERC.mmap - 27/06/2009 - Roger Knight