Dehumanizing 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 as a group that have complex social interactions. The stakes are quite ... witty parries replacing the clash of metallic swords and armor. However despite the similarities of the subject matter there is a crucial difference between the two authors: the depiction of wome...

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