Paper 102- literture of the Neo - classical period

1. NAME : NIYATI VYAS
ROLL NO. : 15
COURSE : MA EGLISH
SEM : 1
PAPER NO. : 102
PAPER NAME : LITERATURE OF THE NEO-CLASSICLE
PERIOD
TOPIC : COMPARISION BETWEEN PAMELA AND RAPE
OF THE LOCK
BATCH : 2020-2022
SUBMITTED TO : DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH MKBU.

2. INTRODUCTION
• Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded is an epistolary novel first published in 1740 by
English writer Samuel Richardson. Considered the first true English novel, it serves
as Richardson's version of conduct literature about marriage.
• The Rape of the Lock is a mock-heroic narrative poem written by Alexander
Pope. One of the most commonly cited examples of high burlesque, it was first
published anonymously in Lintot's Miscellaneous Poems and Translations (May 1712) in
two cantos (334 lines); a revised edition "Written by Mr. Pope" followed in March
1714 as a five-canto version (794 lines) accompanied by six engravings. The final
form of the poem appeared in 1717 with the addition of Clarissa's speech on good
humour. The poem was much translated and contributed to the growing popularity
of mock-heroic in Europe.

3. WRITERS
• SAMUEL RICHARDSON
• Samuel Richardson (baptised 19
August 1689 – 4 July 1761) was an
English writer and printer best
known for three epistolary novels:
Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded (1740),
Clarissa: Or the History of a Young
Lady (1748) and The History of Sir
Charles Grandison (1753)
• he wrote his first novel at the age
of 51 and immediately joined the
popular, admired writers of his
day.
ALEXANDERPOPE
Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 – 30 May 1744) is
seen as one of the greatest English poets and the
foremost poet of the early 18th century.
He is best known for satirical and discursive
poetry, including The Rape of the Lock, The Dunciad,
and An Essay on Criticism, and for his translation of
Homer.
After Shakespeare, Pope is the second-most
quoted writer in English, according to The Oxford
Dictionary of Quotations, some of his verses having
become popular in common parlance (e. g.,
damning with faint praise).He is considered a
master of the heroic couplet.

4. CHARACTERS
• Pamela Andrews
• John and Elizabeth Andrews
• Mr. Williams
• Mr. B
• Lady B
• Lady Davers
• Mrs. Jervis
• Mrs. Jewkes
• Sally Godfrey
• Monsieur Colbrand
• Miss Goodwin
Belinda
The Baron
Caryl
Goddess
Shock
Ariel
Umbriel
Brillante
Momentilla
Crispissa
Clarissa
Thalestris
Sir Plume
PAMELA THE
RAPE
OF
THE
LOCK

5. PROTAGONISTS
PAMELA
• A lively, pretty, and courageous maid-
servant, age 15, who is subject to the
sexual advances of her new Master,
Mr. B., following the death of his
mother, Lady B.
• She is very beautiful and attractive.
• She is very concern about her virtue.
BELINDA
• The protagonist of the poem,
Belinda is a wealthy and
beautiful young woman who
travels to Hampton Court for
a day of socializing and leisure.
• Her remarkable beauty
attracts the attention of the
Baron, who snips off a lock of
her hair in his infatuation.
PAMELA BELINDA

6. SIMILAR THEMES
BEAUTY
• Pamela and Belinda both are very beautiful girls.
• Their beauty attracts the male character of the novel.
UPPERCLASS POLITICS
• Pamela’s class status is ambiguous at the start of the novel. She is a servant at Mr.B’s
estate. Mr.B is from upper class.
• Belinda herself belongs from upper class. She attends social gatherings where
wealthy family comes to enjoy.
BEAUTY
UPPERCLAS
S POLITICS

7. CONCLUSION
• Pamela and Belinda both are character with pride.
• BEAUTY is the main fact that both the protagonist covers.
• “Pamela” and “The Rape Of The Lock’’ both are appriciatable
work by their writers.
THANK YOU……..
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• https://literaryenglish.com
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamela
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamela