Pope's Poems and Prose
Rape of the lock: True or false?
The allusion to Othello in line 137 adds to the satirical tone because an unfaithful wife is a much more serious situation than the loss of a lock of hair.
The allusion to Othello in line 137 adds to the satirical tone because an unfaithful wife is a much more serious situation than the loss of a lock of hair.
I would say true.