Give a description of belinda's dream from canto 1 of the rape of the lock
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The Rape of the Lock begins with a passage that outlines the subject of the poem and implores the aid of the muse. After that, the sun appears to initiate the morning routines of a wealthy household. Lapdogs shake themselves awake, bells start to ring. Even though it is already noon, Belinda keeps sleeping. She has been dreaming, and we learn that the dream has been sent by “her guardian Sylph,” Ariel.
The dream is about a handsome youth who tells her that she is protected by an army of supernatural things who once lived on Earth as human women. The youth explains that they are the invisible guardians of women’s virginity, although the credit is usually mistakenly given to “Honour” rather than to their divine stewardship. Of these Spirits, one particular group, the Sylphs, who dwell in the air, serve as Belinda’s personal guardians.
Ariel, the chief of all Belinda’s playful protectors, warns her in this dream that “some dread event” is going to come to her that day, though he can tell her nothing more specific than that she should “beware of Man!” Then Belinda awakes, to the licking tongue of her lapdog.
Belinda who is the main rival of the sun in her radiance now sets out by boat on the river Thames for Hampton Court Palace. She is accompanied by a party of glitzy ladies and gentlemen but she is far and away the most striking member of the group. The pope is described as of her charms includes “the sparkling Cross she wore” on her “white breast,” her “quick” eyes and “lively looks,” and the easy grace with which she bestows her smiles and attentions evenly among all the adoring guests. this There are curls which are described as love’s labyrinths, specifically designed to ensnare any poor heart who might get entangled in them.