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A 3 page paper which analyzes Act II
Scene II of Aphra Behn’s play “The Rover.” Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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3 pages (~225 words per page)
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century. The Rover, her most famous and most accomplished play, is in many ways firmly in the tradition of Restoration drama; Willmore, the title character, is a rake and a
libertine, and the comedy feeds on sexual innuendo, intrigue and wit" (Broadway Press). The following paper examines Act II Scene II of this particular play, analyzing it and discussing how
it could be performed. Act II Scene II As indicated, the comedy in this particular play is powerfully evident, however, at the same time "the laughter that the
play insights has a biting edge to it and the sexual intrigue an unsettling depth. As Anne Russell points out in her introduction to this edition, there are three options
for women in the society represented in The Rover: marriage, the convent, or prostitution" (Broadway Press). In this story we have Angelica who is a high priced whore.
In the story she plays a woman who is promised love by Willmore, the rover. But, he ultimately betrays her perhaps because she is nothing more than a prostitute in
his eyes. However, Behn presented us with a very realistic woman in Angelica, a woman who understood that to be a whore was really no different than being a wife,
other than the fact that in being a prostitute she had more control of her life as well as control of her economic situation. In The act and scene under
discussion we look at Angelicas interaction with Willmore when he first comes to essentially ask her for sexual favors. In the scene we also have the character of Moretta who
is Angelicas woman or maid. The scene takes place in what is termed as a "fine chamber" where Willmore has apparently been sent for, by Anglica, in the hopes
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