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argyle17
argyle17
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Why do many critics believe that Hellena is the Rover rather than Wilmore?

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Posted by argyle17 on Thursday May 1, 2008 at 6:37 AM and tagged with characters, hellena, rover, wilmore.


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  1. gbeatty Teacher
    College - Freshman

    Broadly speaking, there are two reasons why critics might think that Hellena is the rover who gives the play its title. The first is internal to the play: Hellena roves more widely from her assigned course than anyone else. Wilmore takes few social risks with his actions and attitudes; Hellena risks much. The second is historical/biographical; Hellena makes independent choices somewhat similar to Behn's own, and so one might think that Behn might make such a character the namesake of the play.

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    Posted by gbeatty on Tuesday May 6, 2008 at 6:16 PM

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