Pope was asked to write the story of Arabella Fermor and the curly tendril of hair that was cut by a man who was rumored to be one of her biggest suitors namely Robert, Lord Petre. These two were in a Roman Catholic religious circle that included John Caryll, the man that asked Pope to write this poem in hopes that the two feuding families would be able to see the humor in their squabble.

The love story is hard to find in this poem. At first all that can be seen is the mock-heroic elements in this satire. Pope is exposing the pettiness that surrounds the society. The value placed on beauty and virtue is seen through the development in

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). When the reader enters the story they are unclear of Belinda’s feelings about the Baron except that she might be inclined to marry him.

If to her share some female errors fall,

the Sylphs. Once the reader can get beyond the mock-heroic and the heroic couplet seen in the structure of the poem, another story can be seen or implied.

Look on her face, and you’ll forget ‘em all.”

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