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The Rape of the Lock (1714) A fop at the court forcibly cut off a lock of curls of a pretty maid of honour. This caused a quarrel between the families and became the talk of London. Pope seized the occasion to write a mock-heroic poem, in which he satirized the triviality and silliness of the high society with a delicate wit.Copyright Kitty 2010