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The Rover (play)

1677 play by Aphra Behn

The Rover or The Banish'd Cavaliers is a play in two parts that is written by the English author Aphra Behn.

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    • It is a revision of Thomas Killigrew's play Thomaso, or The Wanderer (1664), and features multiple plot lines, dealing with the amorous adventures of a group of Englishmen and women in Naples at Carnival time. According to Restoration poet John Dryden, it "lacks the manly vitality of Killigrew's play, but shows greater refinement of expression." The play stood for three centuries as "Behn's most popular and most respected play."[1]

    Characters

    Women

    • FLORINDA, Sister to Don Pedro, and Hellena.

      A very determined woman, Florinda refuses suitors due to her devoted love for Colonel Belville.

    • HELLENA, a young Woman designed for a Nun, and Sister to Florinda. A confident, and brave woman like her sister, she questions religion and convinces Willmore to marry her.
    • VALERIA, a Kinswoman to Florinda who helps Florind