The Rape of the Lock

 Q-Write a brief analysis of Belinda's character keeping in mind the contemporary time rather than the 18th Century.

About the poem "The Rape of the Lock

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

Characters Analysis: Belinda

There are so many characters in this poem.  But the most important character is Belinda.  This poem, written by the Pope, is presented in a very funny and simple way.  In which the hair lock of the heroine in the poem is cut.  And Belinda is an important character in it.  About which I will tell you here ...

      Every woman's identity is her beauty.  Every woman loves to decorate herself.  To it both inner beauty and outer beauty are different things.  Every woman prefers to dress herself in a way that looks beautiful.  A lot of things use tools and different recipes to show off their beauty.  Which is found within this poem.  Which is presented to us by the character of Belinda. She is a worshiper of beauty who prays to the goddess of beauty and offers all the items of cosmetics before her. She is a typical presentation of women’s excessive attention to self decoration and embellishment. She gathers all the fashionable items from all over the world-Indian glowing gems, Arabian perfumes, files of pins, puffs, powders, patches etc. In a satirical passage, Pope describes Belinda in a Confucius mood before her dressing table.

         The behavior of women today is similar to that of the 18th century.  And it can be said that the women of today believe more in showing their beauty than the women of that time.  An example of this is the current beauty parlor.  Women spend more and more money on getting ready.  Which resembles the character of Belinda.  At that time women gave more importance to having long hair and knitting it.  Her hair was the secret of her beauty.  So there was an event on which the Pope wrote this poem. 

 So if this poem is compared in the present times, it can change a lot.  Because today's women prefer to keep their hair short.  Which shows the difference in the following pictures.  Women now see more beauty in keeping their hair short.  Because fashion also changes over time.  belinda loves her hair very much.  It is a sign of her beauty.  And she preserves and keeps her hair as her own life.  He gets angry when this hair or his people are cut.  Which shows how much Belinda likes her hair.  While today's women prefer mobiles not their own hair.  Keeps his mobile like his own life.  If this mobile is stolen.  In the same way that Belinda is embarrassed within poetry, today's women are embarrassed and angry.  Because one of the most important tools to enhance the beauty of women is mobile.  

        Because she can take her selfie through mobile and share her beauty. She has many tools to share like Facebook WhatsApp Twitter everything is stored inside her mobile.  That is why today's women value mobile as part of their beauty.  She doesn't have to go out of her way to show off her beauty.  And if there is one thing that women like today, it is to take their own selfie.