Can you actually SAY that on stage?
I think that reading Aphra Behn after John Milton is like opening up a new world--and they were writing at the same time. We have just begun our discussion of The Rover, but let's talk a little about the content of the play. Does the contemporary audience (you or I) care that this play that deals so much with sex is written by a woman? Why would it matter to a 17th century audience? How do you feel about characters like Angellica and Florinda and Hellena? What does that do for characterization of women? Explain your thinking.
posted by Dr. Battles at 12:31 PM
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In the 17th Century, it was a big deal for women to do anything else outside of being a mother and wife. But today,we don't see it as a problem for women to work outside the homeand have a career. Sex in todays times is no big deal with there being plenty of women authors writing about sex and relationships. In this play, the women are acting out what previously they thought. It gives women the character of being smart, witty and intellegent enough to know how to get what they want without ruining their reputations, in my opinion.
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