Alex's Analysis Of Any Abject Abuse
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The destruction of the grand style of the epic is just what Pope
was after in his mock epic, "The Rape of the Lock." Pope had no such
universal goal, or moral pronouncements to make as did Milton. His purpose
was merely to expose the life of the nobility of his time. While Milton
chose blank ve ....
Middle of paper
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the behavior itself. Pope compares and contrasts. He places significant
life factors (i.e., survival, death, etc.) side by side with the trivial
(although not to Belinda and her friends: love letters, accessories).
Although Pope is definitely pointing to the "lightness" of the social life
of the privileged, he also recognizes their sincerity in attempting to be
polite and well-mannered and pretend to recognize where the true values lie.
Pope satirizes female vanity. He wrote t ....
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Page count: 7 (approximately 250 words per page)
