Which event from the poem "The Dean's Provocation..." most clearly conveys the poet's attitude that one of the characters is foo
lish ? A. The doctor's words of poetry to win the lady
B. The doctor's payment for time spent with the lady
C. The lady expecting an embrace
D. The lady locking the money away in her trunk
The answer is: B. The doctor's payment for time spent with the lady
"The Dean's Provocation..." is a poem written by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu is a satiric poem written in response to “The Lady's Dressing Room” by Jonathan Swift both author are making fun of the gender interactions however on Montagu’s poem the doctor is a rich man that wants to pend time with a beautiful lady and ends up paying for it.
