Essay on Comparison of Pope and Swift

Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift in their respective poems, The Rape of the Lock and The Progress of Beauty, offer opposite representations of the nature and function of cosmetics in eighteenth century society. In The Rape of the Lock, Pope gives a positive representation of cosmetic’s nature and function in eighteenth century society. On the other hand, Swift’s representation takes a very negative tone. Both poets clearly appreciate and admire the natural beauty of a woman and their opposite opinions

Both acknowledge the view that man has dominion over the earth, as created and instituted by God. However, the difference is seen in their approaches to this subject. Pope primarily focuses on man’s pride and place in society, whereas Swift discusses how man deals with certain situations reasonably or unreasonably. Pope and Swift present situations that man has to face in conjunction with illogical conclusions. Besides exhibiting illogical conclusions, they also show the selfish, prideful, rebellious

to resolved. Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift use different types of satire to publicize the major problem area of the British society, the upper class. Swift keeps a more serious tone throughout his piece as where Pope uses both humor and exaggeration to make his point. No matter what the style the authors use to satirize the upper class of the british society, the main idea is to draw attention to the overworked and underappreciated lower and working classes. Jonathan Swift was born in Dublin, Ireland

century, cosmetic alteration to natural beauty and materialism heightened, which resulted in a change on the way society viewed women. This change objectified women and scrutinize them more than previous periods. Authors such as Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift convey these views throughout their writings. Pope’s Rape of the Lock exposes the materialism used in objectifying women, mainly in the upper-class societal levels. The plot of the story centers a materialistic goal, as the lock of hair that

cosmetic alteration to natural beauty and materialism heightened, which resulted in a change in the way society viewed women. This change objectified women and scrutinized them more than in previous time periods. Authors such as Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift convey these views throughout their writings. Pope’s Rape of the Lock exposes the materialism used in objectifying women, mainly in the upper-class societal levels. The plot of the story centers a materialistic goal, as the lock of hair that

Johnathon Swift employs no shortage of phrases that dehumanize the Irish people. He likens women and the poor to “breeders,” implying that the only thing they are good for in life is to procreate and profit from their offspring. He goes on to reference, “child dropped from its dam,” as if making a comparison between women and animals. Swift furthers that with talk of allowing a number of women for breeding reserves, and it being more than the allotted number to that of livestock. Swift continues

attacked the accepted way of life or common belief in order to present their own opinion on the matter. What makes these two writings a good comparison is that although one is in essay form and the other in poetic form, they are both from the same time period; they were written 17 years apart in the beginning of the 18th century. This is advantageous for comparison because they both are attacking the same wealthy class in England, and it can be seen in the texts as their points are very similar. These

is used to make fun of something that the author disapproves of in a comical but hidden way. Widely considered as one of the greatest satirists to ever live, Jonathan Swift used satire in his works to express his disgust in society and the British Monarchy during the 18th century. One of the greatest satires ever written by Swift was Gulliver’s Travels. In Gulliver’s Travels, satire is evident through Gulliver’s voyage to Lilliput, his dialogue with Lilliput’s emperor, and his time spent within

greatest satirists to ever live, Jonathan Swift used satire in his works to express his disgust in society and the British Monarchy during the 18th century. One of the greatest satires ever written by Swift was Gulliver’s Travels. In Gulliver’s Travels, satire is evident through Gulliver’s voyage to Lilliput, his dialogue with Lilliput’s emperor, and his time spent within the kingdom of Brobdingnag. First introduced in ancient Greece in 423 B.C., “satire

permission given, she had been violated yet expected to continue as if nothing happened. What types of satire are used in The Rape of the Lock? Pope was asked to use humor to show how miniscule the cutting of the lock of hair was to cause a feud between two families that had known or been acquainted with each other for many years over a lock of hair. How does Pope use satire to convey his argument? It is written “what mighty contest rise from trivial things,” something small like a lock of hair causing