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 Sylphs. O

“Yet graceful ease, and sweetness void of pride,

The events that happen later at Hampton Court Place can best be described as a tragic love story. The Baron first cleanses himself of “all the trophies of his former loves,” in hopes that God will answer his prayer to have Belinda’s lock of hair. 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.

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

The love story seen there is an unrequited love. We will now never know whether Belinda would have decided to marry the Baron. There is also something of what might have been a love triangle including Clarissa. Perhaps the reason that Clarissa armed the Baron with the scissors was because she saw Belinda as an adversary in the race to win the Ba

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