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After beginning many of his poems by establishing the heavenly nature of women, Swift presents a progression that removes ethereal qualities and exposes the true human form of women. In â€Å"The Lady’s Dressing Room,† the reveal of Caelia’s dressing room dismantles her image as a goddess. Caelia’s dressing room functions as the source of her divinity — it is here that â€Å"The goddess from her chamber issues.† (â€Å"The Lady’s Dressing Room† 3) When Strephon enters this space, he hopes to see the arena that holds the goddess and, in a way, take in the beauty that shines through the nymph. Instead, the room reveals the tools and methods Caelia uses to disguise her humanity. Strephon is repulsed to find disgusting items such as â€Å"Combs for various uses,/ Filled up with dirt† and â€Å"Sweat, dandruff, powder, lead and hair.† (â€Å"The Lady’s Dressing Room† 19-20, 24) Swift’s catalogue of the dressing room continues to elicit disgust in the reader culminating in a humorous revelation that utterly horrifies Strephon. In the recesses of the dressing room, Strephon discovers a chamber pot, which betrays Caelia’s bodily functions. His realization that â€Å"Caelia, Caelia, Caelia, shits† (â€Å"The Lady’s Dressing Room† 118) forces him to confront the reality that she is actually human and — perhaps worst of all — that she has the same needs as men. Here, Swift is destabilizing notions of benevolent sexism that contribute to the unfair standards thrust upon 18th century women. 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