English Language · English Literature

Match the characters or allegorical entities from the 18th-century Neoclassical period in LIST-I with their specific literary descriptions or roles in LIST-II: LIST-I (Character/Entity) A. The Spider (Jonathan Swift) B. Sir Plume (Alexander Pope) C. Mrs. Jewkes (Samuel Richardson) D. Xury (Daniel Defoe) LIST-II (Description/Role) I. A young Moor who escapes slavery in Morocco with the protagonist before being sold to a Portuguese captain. II. Represents the Moderns, spinning webs of fragile and inward-facing speculative knowledge. III. A superficial dandy and friend of Thalestris known for his snuff box and ineffectual challenges. IV. The harsh housekeeper at a Lincolnshire estate who acts as a jailer to prevent the heroine's escape.