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steff
steff
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Graduate School

What is the signifance of the opening scene of The Rover?

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Posted by steff on Monday October 22, 2007 at 1:22 AM and tagged with opening scene, the rover.

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  1. renelane Teacher
    High School - 11th Grade

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    The opening scenes were a shocking departure from the usual women's roles. The play was modeled after Killigrew's Thomaso. However, in the opening scenes, two women are openly discussing love and sex. This was a shocking gender crossing. It would not have been unusual for men to be discussing such a subject, but the freedom and liberty of women  discussing such lusty subjects made it unique. The king of the time, CharlesII, even requested his own audience to see it.

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    Posted by renelane on Monday October 22, 2007 at 2:44 AM


  2. sullymonster Teacher
    Community / Jr. College

    eNotes Editor

    Behn was vehement in his concern that Renaissance women, as a result of social and legal limitations, were vunerable to both abuse and moral corruption.  The play challenges the patterns of marriage and courtship that put women on an auction block to the highest bidder, as well as challenging the limitations of a women's opportunities for employment.

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    Posted by sullymonster on Monday October 22, 2007 at 6:06 AM