Research divorce trends in the United States. Is divorce becoming more common? What might explain changes in the rate of divorce? What are the social consequences of divorce? How does it affect children? Write a paper in which you describe your findings.

Read The Rover, Behn's most popular play, and write a paper in which you compare it to The Forc'd Marriage. Why is The Rover universally regarded as a superior play to the earlier one? You might want to think in terms of plot and characterization.

Imagine you are an actress who wants to play the part of Erminia in a production of The Forc'd Marriage. Write to a theater director arguing the case for a revival of the play. Tell the director why you think a modern production might succeed.

Although in the United States, there is less inequality between...