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The play, "Oroonoko" was written by playwright and author James Southerne. He based his play on a novel written by female author Aphra Behn who authored the novella in 1688. The point of view, therefore, has a unique duality. Throughout the book, the question of women's equality emerges. This issue is likely a favorite one of the novel's author, Aphra Behn; although, Southerne, a man, addresss the issue in an earlier original play, "The Maid's Last Prayer." In fact, Southerne was a popular dramatist of women of that era, as his characterizations seemed to be particularly sympathetic toward women.