Battle of the Sexes A literary dialogue

Jonathan Swift “The Lady’s Dressing Room” (1732) (pp )

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu “The Reasons that Induced Dr. S. to Write a Poem called The Lady’s Dressing Room” (1734) (pp )

Discussion Questions What happens in Jonathan Swift's "The Lady's Dressing Room"?

What happens in Lady Mary Wortley Montagu's "The Reasons That Induced Dr. Swift to Write a Poem Called the Lady's Dressing Room"?

What genre is "The Lady's Dressing Room"? Why? What genre is "The Reasons That Induced Dr. Swift..."? Why?

How does Swift use language?

How does Montagu use language?

Is Swift a misogynist (a woman– hater) or a misanthrope (a hater of humanity)? Or neither?

How does Lady Mary seem to have answered the question?