Pope’s The Rape of the Lock features one of the most famous haircuts in literature. But when is a lock of hair more than a keepsake, and what makes Pope’s poem the unkindest cut of all? Get to the root of the social politics of this seminal 18th century satire in this lesson set, which features engaging, rigorous, no prep lesson materials, including:25+ pages of detailed lecture notes, including a background to the real-life story that inspired the poem, as well as the epic traditions satirized.