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Study Questions on Pope’s “The Rape of the Lock” and Bunyan’s “The Pilgrim’s Progress”

You should read the articles and respond to the questions, then combine the answers to be an essay. The answer must be your own thoughts about articles. The answer must be at least 150 words of your own writing – a quotation from the text will not be included in a count of the number of words you have written. Study questions must be typed and single spaced.

The Rape of the Lock：

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poems/detail/44906 canto 1

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poems/detail/44907 canto 2

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poems/detail/44908 canto 3

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poems/detail/44909 canto 4

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poems/detail/44910 canto 5

the pilgrim’s progress

1. How is Belinda perceived when she arrives at the party? What do we learn about Belinda in the account that is given of how people react to her?

2. Why does Ariel withdraw from protecting Belinda when he sees “[a]n earthly lover lurking at her heart” (3.144)?

3. Does Bunyan portray the reactions of Christian’s “relations” and his neighbors to his “distress” as justifiable? Why or why not?