Satire and Epic Conventions

horse parsley pontiff was the author who set the trend of the Augustan Age. The poem deflower of the Lock was prompted by a real incident when Arabella Lemores dispose of hair was snipped by Peter, another member of the aristocratic family. This led to the affray between the families and hence Pope was summoned to attempt on reconciliation. The fact lies in a trivial matter blown out of proportion. But Pope extended his courtesy in making a satire of exclusively the possible members who constituted the 18th century aristocratic society. The society once praised for its lofty values came down to spending time on airheaded matters.Pope vividly describes the occupation of Belinda who wakes up late because of having spent an accurate evening courting and alluring work force. After she wakes up, she is preoccupied reading the billet-doux that she had have from her admirers. The poem as a scoff-epic comes from the description of how the aristocrats spent time play cards, a mock- epic battle. The society Pope mocks soon followed the heroic epic flow rate where battles were fought to defend honor and pride and heroes became legends. But the society Pope satirizes ferocious far short of epic glory.Even morals and values were toughened recklessly. Men and women indulged in extra-marital affairs that most husbands suspected that their wives cheated on them with their l all overs. Women mourned over their late husbands, as much as they would over their lapdogs. Law and instal was also on an imbalanced scale of justice since it was held by trigger-happy judges who were eager and quick to pass judgment without investigating. Men of yore exhibited their valorousness by being warriors but during Popes time men exposed their chivalry by paying complements to women, flirting and gambling.Through the persona of Clarissa, who actually aids in having Belindas hair cut slay by offering a pair of scissors to Baron, and then later on advises that Belinda should pay more attention to her virtues than given into the vanities of her youth. Because its the virtues that will endure her while everything else will fade away. The employment of mock-epic is use the form to mock the society. Pope clearly sent the message across to the aristocratic corporation through his satire and till day The Rape of the Lock corpse most popular text of the Augustan Age.