Ariel
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Ariel is a sylph and guardian spirit who oversees Belinda and the other airy beings in Alexander Pope’s mock-epic poem "The Rape of the Lock."
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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guardian spirit ⓘ literary character ⓘ supernatural being ⓘ sylph ⓘ |
| abandonsProtectionOf | Belinda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alignment | benevolent ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Rape of the Lock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInCanto |
Canto I of The Rape of the Lock
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canto II of The Rape of the Lock NERFINISHED ⓘ Canto III of The Rape of the Lock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
air element
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chastity ⓘ female beauty ⓘ honor ⓘ |
| commands |
sylphs guarding Belinda’s earrings
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sylphs guarding Belinda’s fan ⓘ sylphs guarding Belinda’s hair ⓘ sylphs guarding Belinda’s lapdog ⓘ sylphs guarding Belinda’s person ⓘ sylphs guarding Belinda’s petticoat ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork | Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Alexander Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| expandedEditionOfWork | 1714 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1712 ⓘ |
| genreContext | Augustan satire ⓘ |
| givesWarningTo | Belinda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | airy spirit ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 18th-century English literature ⓘ |
| literaryWorkType | mock-epic poem ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodiment of trivialized heroism
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parody of epic guardian deities ⓘ |
| oversees |
Belinda
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airy spirits ⓘ other sylphs ⓘ |
| protects |
Belinda’s reputation
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Belinda’s virtue ⓘ |
| reasonForAbandonment | perceiving a secret inclination to love in Belinda’s heart ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Rosicrucian doctrine of spirits
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guardian angels (parodied) ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
guardian of airy beings
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leader of sylphs ⓘ protector of Belinda ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
frivolous guardianship
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superficiality of high society concerns ⓘ |
| warnsAbout | threat to Belinda’s honor ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.