One of the best examples of a Mock Epic is Alexander Pope's The Rape of the Lock. ... In The Rape of the Lock, Pope exhausts much energy preparing the audience for a "battle" (card game) that will shortly take place, that of English intrigue at Hampton Court. ... The Rape of the Lock discloses Pope's thoughts concerning the consequence of beauty upon women as distinctive persons, a variety of males, religion and the public at large. ... In the Rape of the Lock Pope reveals the effects beauty has on other people. ... The Rape of the Lock links comedy but nonetheless biting social sati...

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Alexander Pope's The Rape of the Lock is not generally seen as a love story. ... The real love story in The Rape of the Lock is not easily found but implied between the Baron (Robert, Lord Petre) and Belinda (Arabella Fermor). ... Unfortunately he has to steal that lock by cutting the lock with the scissors given to him by Clarissa. Because the Baron cannot refrain from stealing the lock he loses the girl. ... Although hard to see, the love story in The Rape of the Lock, is an interesting critique. ...

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"The Rape of Lock" by Alexander Pope is the most perfect example of mock-epic genre. ... The Rape of the Lock was written because of a brawl between two Roman Catholic families, the Fermors, and the Petres caused by an irrelevant incident: (when the Baron cuts off a lock of Belinda's hair). ... The lock disappears into the sky and becomes a star. ...

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• Grade Level: High School