The Neo-Classical Period Rape of the Lock Alexander Pope

1. Rape of The Lock
Alexander pope
Paper : 2 Literature of The Neo - Classical
Period
Smt. S.B.Gardi Department of English
Roll no.34
Vachchhalata Joshi
vachchhalatajoshi.14@gmail.com

2. Rape of The Lock _Pope
Alexander Pope is one of the most
greatest English Poets.
Best Known for his satirical and
discursive poetry.
Born - 21 May 1688
Died - 30 May 1744

3. Rape of The Lock
➔ Themes
➔ Symbol Analysis

4. Themes
1) The Triviality of Court Life
2) Beauty vs. Poetry
3) Gender
4) Religion and Morality The major
themes of
the Novel
the Rape
of Lock

5. The Triviality of Court Life
Pope ‘s The Rape of The Lock recounts a trivial episode of
18th century royal court life. Most important points to note
about the composition of the poem is pope’s choice of
meter.
Rape of The Lock typically recount profund,high-stakes
struggles,such as clashes between cities between mankind
and God .
Poems meter is ironically emphasizes the triviality of the
narration.

6. Pope Mocks Belinda’s fixation
on her own beauty by
comparing her with an epic
hero about to go into battle,
which makes her own process
of beautifying herself for a
day at court appear relatively
low-stakes and significant.
Beauty vs. Poetry

7. Alexander Pope’s “The Rape
of the Lock” is perhaps not
the most obvious place to
turn for an understanding of
religious culture in early
18th-century England, but
the poem is full of moral
questions about religious life
and values.
Religion
and
Morality

8. Gender
Alexander Pope’s “The Rape
of the Lock” follows a
beautiful but vain young
woman named Belinda, who
loses a lock of her remarkable
hair to a nobleman known as
the Baron. Belinda’s furious
reaction allows Pope to poke
fun at her vanity.

9. Symbol Analysis
Clash
Between
Mankind and
God
Lock of The
Hair
Cards- ombre
Quotes for illustration purposes only

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