1. Prostitute Culture in Aphra Behn’s Rover
Presented by Asha Rathod
asharathod1451@gmail.com
M.A -Sem: 1(2023-25)
Roll No : 04
Paper No : 101 Literature of the Elizabethan and Restoration
Periods
Subject Code: 22392
Submitted to smt. S. B. Gardi Department of English,
Bhavnagar
2. ★key points
1. Introduction of ‘The Rover’
1. Characters
1. Themes
1. Prostitute culture in Society
1. Prostitute culture in the Play
3. ➢ The Banished Cavaliers
➢ Revision of Thomas Killigrew’s Play thomaso or
The wandered
➢ Published : 24 March , 1677
➢ Genre : Restoration Comedy
Introduction of ‘ The Rover’
4. Characters and Theme
Characters Themes
1. Group of Sisters
2. Group of Name
Don
3. Group of Cavaliers
4. The Rover
5. The Prostitute
1. Love vs. lust
2. Marriage
3. Sexual Desire
4. Loyalty
5. Class and money
5. Prostitute
Culture
in
Society:
❏ Effect of the Society
Reflects in literature
❏ (aphra Behn as
inspiration for Woman
, Her works talks about
womens )
❏ Beauty is an important
feature for women
❏ People pursuid women
for enjoyment
6. Deliverable 1
Deliverable 3
Deliverable 4
● Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
● Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore
Prostitute culture in The Rover
● Angelica
● Lucceta
● Restriction for royal family’s
women
● Marriage or prostitution
7. Resources
-Litchart.com
-Britannica.com
LitCharts. “The Rover Theme Wheel.” LitCharts, www.litcharts.com/lit/the-
rover/chart-board-visualization. Accessed 27 Oct. 2023.
Julianne, Andrews. “The Rover Theme Wheel Data Visualization | LitCharts.”
LitCharts, 2 Apr. 2018,
the Rover | Restoration Comedy, Comedy of Manners, Behn.” Britannica, 31
january 2022, https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Rover. Accessed 25
October 2023.