The Rover (Masterplots II: Drama, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Aphara Amis
- First Published: 1677
- Type of Plot: Comedy of manners
- Time of Work: 1642-1660
- Setting: Naples and Madrid
- Principal Characters: Willmore the Rover, Belvile, Blunt, Don Pedro, Florinda, Hellena, Don Antonio, Angelica Bianca, Lucetta, Beaumond, Nicholas Fetherfool, Ariadne, La Nuche, Shift, Hunt, Don Carlo, Petronella
- Genres: Drama, Comedy of manners
- Subjects: Sexism, Love or romance, Marriage, Mistaken or secret identity, Virginity or virgins, Manners or customs, Feminism, Seventeenth century, Masks, Morality or morals, Elopement, Dating, Sex roles
- Locales: Madrid, Spain, Naples, Italy
The Play
Set in Naples during the annual carnival, Part I of The Rover begins with a conversation between two sisters. Hellena’s family plans for her to become a nun, but she is clearly more interested in men than in God. Her sister, Florinda, is in love with the English colonel Belvile, a cavalier, who saved her life during the Siege of Pamplona. Her brother, however, wants her to marry the wealthy Don Antonio, while her father wants her to marry the ancient Don Vincentio. Defying their brother, the two unhappy sisters, disguised, attend the carnival, where they...
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See Also:
Aphra Behn (Cyclopedia of World Authors)Aphra Behn (Drama)Aphra Behn (Long Fiction)Aphra Behn (Poetry)
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