Pope Rape Of The Lock - Aims And Nature Of The Satire

Reputation vs. honour Virginity

Mankind Decorum

Conceit

Self-adoration of Belinda

boat trip

Social Pretension

fops and beaux dress

Belinda's eyes are brighter than the sun

Honour easily lost

Altar of Lord Petre Bibles carelessly tossed in

Belinda's toilette

Other poets materialism

Religion

Trivialisation

Belinda wears a cross

attitudes

Women Poets

Exploitation

Aims/Nature of Pope's Satire

Patronage Queen Anne

Artificial Abuse of charms Abuse of husbands

lap dogs more important than husbands

beauty aids from India and Arabia Puffs, powders, patches

Manipulative

Intellectual 'great' poets Coquettes

Vanities

Exploitation of sylphs Malleability of women Lord Petre wishes to long possess the prize

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Selfishness

Belinda's cosmetics Sylph's vanities reflect those they had on earth