... Women Women are portrayed as commodities in both Alexander Pope's "The Rape of the Lock- and in William Congreve's "The Way of the World-. However in Congreve's "Rape of the Lock- women play a more active and cognizant role wrangling a suitable marriage than in Pope's poem. In both texts elite society is portrayed ... swords and armor. However despite the similarities of the subject matter there is a crucial difference between the two authors: the depiction of women Pope portrays women as shallow vapid creatures completely absorbed in the social trivialities of their upper crust world. ...

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• Grade Level: High School