Review on "Rape of the Lock"

"Rape of the Lock" is a epic poem written by Alexander Pope in the eighteenth century.  In the beginning of the poem, the protagonist of the poem, Belinda is sleeping. Her "guardian Sylph" told her that something horrible will happen in her dream. Belinda then wakes up and gets help from her maid to ready up oft the day. Belinda the dresses up nicely for a party at Hampton Court. Pope also described Belinda's locks of hair here.  Ariel, the guardian Sylph, meanwhile summoned many sylphs to protect Belinda unknowing what the threat will be. In the party, The Baron, one of Belinda's suitor conspires to steal one of Belinda's lock of hair. After three attempts of cutting off Belinda's lock are failed because of the sylph's blowing "back the hair" and moving "the diamond in her ears" to make Belinda turn her head, the baron still succeeds. Then a gnome journeys to Cave of Spleen to bring a bag of anger and bring them to Belinda. This causes Belinda to get angry to yell to the Baron to get her lock back. Many people supported Belinda and demand the Baron to give her lock back. Nevertheless, the baron refuses and they get into a fight. However, during the fight the lock is lost. In the end of the poem, Pope tells us that the lock of the hair became a star and "this lock the Muse shall consecrate to fame, and 'midst the stars inscribe Belinda's name." This poem is written by Pope in order to criticize a quarrel between two families which resulted problems to the whole society, but was caused only by one boy of a family stole the lock of hair of a girl in the other family. Pope is also criticizing the idleness of the high society in the eighteenth century while many others were still suffered from famine.