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A 5 page paper which examines the characters’ resistance to marriage as seen in William Congreve’s The Way of the World and Alexander Pope’s The Rape of the Lock. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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two very different stories, although they are both clearly comedic stories. They are tales of love and hilarity, games and social and economic manipulation. The following paper examines the characters
of Millamant, in Congreves work, and Belinda, in Popes work, as they relate to resisting marriage. The paper examines each individually and then compares and contrasts the two.
Congreve In Congreves story there is the character of Millamant who is constantly, it seems, on the marriage block for other characters. There are many who want to marry her
here or there, or essentially find her a mate. She does not really seem involved in all these plans, and when she is really spoken to in relationship to what
she wants she proves herself a very independent woman who really does not want marriage. Although it is clearly a very important action in her society and time period, for
women had little other power aside from marriage, she seems to care little, if that, about marrying anyone. She states the following at one point, illustrating this truth about her
character and her own desires: "It may be in things of common application, but never, sure, in love. Oh, I hate a lover that can dare to think he
draws a moments air independent on the bounty of his mistress. There is not so impudent a thing in nature as the saucy look of an assured man confident
of success: the pedantic arrogance of a very husband has not so pragmatical an air. Ah, Ill never marry, unless I am first made sure of my will
and pleasure" (Congreve IV v). The other women in the story cannot really fathom such a perspective as they feel that getting married is the most important thing a
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