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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Belvile show himself to be an honorable man to Pedro after Willmore draws his sword to attack Pedro?
2. Where is Belvile headed before he comes upon the duel between Willmore and Antonio?
3. As the duel has abruptly come to an end, what conclusion does Pedro come to about "Antonio"?
4. Where is Antonio's duel with Pedro to take place?
5. How can Belvile win his freedom from Antonio in Act 4?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Aphra Behn used a male playwright in the Prologue. What point was she trying to make and was it effective? How would a woman saying the same things change the tone of the Prologue? How does this relate to the larger theme of people seeing what they want to see and the danger of making assumptions? Give specific examples from The Rover to support your answers.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the relationships of Willmore and Angellica and Willmore and Hellena. What elements are similar and what are different? Also, compare Willmore's relationships with that of Belvile and Florinda. What makes these relationships different?
Essay Topic 3
The Rover shows the way society in general, and men in particular, viewed the female gender with mistrust, resentment, anger, lust, and the capacity for violence. In the dramatization of the way women were viewed as something to be dominated and controlled, how does the play progress to demonstrate this in a much more visceral, less polite and ultimately less comic way?
Compare and contrast this with how women are treated in modern society.
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