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This 6 page paper discusses the concept of the “outsider” in the plays “Othello” (Shakespeare) and “The Rover” (Aphra Behn). Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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way, it often provides justification for discrimination or even violence. Or the "outsider" can also be seen as someone who stands outside a particular society and, by virtue of his
detachment, provides an unbiased view of that society. Or it could just be someone who doesnt fit in, and who engages our sympathies because of this ostracism, intended or not.
This paper considers the concept of the outsider with regard to Shakespeares Othello and The Rover, by Aphra Behn. In considering the plays, well define "outsider" as someone who does
not share the same values and judgments as the rest of the society in which they find themselves. Discussion Since Othello is familiar and relatively easy to describe in terms
of the outsider, who is obviously Othello himself, well turn to Behn first. The Rover is a Restoration comedy with a nasty edge. Classic Restoration comedies such as Wycherleys The
Country Wife and A School for Scandal by Richard Brinsley Sheridan are generally termed "comedies of manners," in which the playwrights use their art to poke fun at the customs
and mores of contemporary society. The language of these plays is generally brilliantly constructed and the comedy quite earthy in contrast. The fun is in seeing pompous buffoons made fools
of, and lovers brought together. However, Aphra Behns play, though a comedy, also deals with rape and the way in which society puts a woman into a mans custody
and leaves her to his devices, whether she wishes it or not. This is not surprising, since Behn was the first professional woman playwright; its obvious that her experiences as
a woman in her society found their way onto the stage. The play is also extremely long; its divided into two parts but since the second part seems like an
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