The Rover and important themes marriage, prostitution

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The Rover and important
themes
Marriage, PROSTITUTION
Presented by
( Mahir Pari Goswami )

Marriage
• It is very clear that the theme of marriage is a
constant in Aphra Behn's play. Act I focuses on
a conversation...

• The first vision of marriage that we will deal with is
that of marriage as a form of submission
ofwomen's will. There ar...

• In this first quote, Florinda expresses her
opposition to arranged marriages. It was a
common practice in the seventeent...

Arranged marriages and slavery
• Related to this vision, here follows another
quote to illustrate it:
• “I hate Vincentio,...

• After stating her position about the matter
of arranged marriages, Florinda compares
this practice to slavery. The relat...

• It is suprising that a female character
declares her position on these matters so
severely and openly, since that was no...

• Marriage is a certain bane to love as lending
money is to friendship; I’ll neither ask nor give
a vow – though I could b...

• This excerpt presents Willmore's view of
marriage. In order to fully understand it, it
is necessary to provide a definit...

•PROSTITUTION

• The first quote we will be paying attention
to is the following:
• “Why yes, sir, they are whores, though
they’ll neithe...

• Belvile's statement implies that every
woman, despite her status in society, is a
whore. If she behaves like a prostitut...

• One example of this is the scenewhere
Blunt tries to rape Florinda simply because
he has been previously cheated by “a f...

• Also, it is relevant to mention the
ambivalence in the use of the word wench.
Every single woman in the play, lady or no...

• The second vision of prostitution focuses on
the perspective of Angellica Bianca, and on the
reason why she is in that p...

• However, taking into account the situation of
women in the seventeenth century, it could be
a question of discussion whe...

• When Angellica falls in love with Willmore
and gives herself to him for free, that
delusional powerful position vanishes...

• On the one hand, there is the scene where
Hellena expresses very openly that she
just wants to go to the Carnival to fin...

•These two moments can be easily
considered examples of
objectification of men, since in both
cases they are perceived as ...

Work Citation
• Martinez, Raquel. “Marriage and Prostitution
in Aphra Behn's The Rover.” Academia.edu,
www.academia.edu/14...

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