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Match the following on the basis of 'Rape of the lock' and choose the correct option - Character Role…

In Alexander Pope's mock-heroic poem The Rape of the Lock (1712/1714), Ariel is the chief sylph who serves as Belinda's guardian spirit (1-b), Betty is Belinda's personal…

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Character Role
(1) Ariel (a) Lapdog
(2) Betty (b) Guardian Angel
(3) Shock (c) Suitor
(4) Baron (d) Personal maid
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In Alexander Pope's mock-heroic poem The Rape of the Lock (1712/1714), Ariel is the chief sylph who serves as Belinda's guardian spirit (1-b), Betty is Belinda's personal maid who attends her at her dressing table (2-d), Shock is Belinda's beloved lapdog (3-a), and the Baron is the suitor who snips off her lock of hair (4-c), giving "1-b, 2-d, 3-a, 4-c".

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