The Rape of the Lock
is a mock epic for sure. It takes trivial actions and makes them into epic
events, similar to City Shower. In
this poem, instead of wars being waged it is ladies and gentlemen that are the
heroes and heroines, exchanging banter and in their salons. Sylphs and gnomes
interfere instead of the gods and goddesses and the usual journey to the underworld
is represented by a trip to the Cave of Spleen. The exaggeration of the
everyday events makes them seem even more inferior and meaningless. The whole “epic
poem” is set around beautiful backgrounds and objects, decorations and dainty
little utensils. The poem highlights and makes fun of the vanity of that
society and the little, worn out values they have.
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