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Similarities Between The Rover And The Fair Jilt

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As feminist issues go, rape is one of the most predominant topics that is brought up when discussing women’s rights. The concept is one that Aphra Behn chooses to write about frequently in her works; from The Rover and The Fair Jilt, which both contain scenes where the (attempted) rape is clear, to her poem The Disappointment, where the lines between consent and force are muddied depending on how the reader interprets her language. This essay will focus on comparing The Rover and The Fair Jilt in their depictions of their respective perpetrators, victims, and rationalizations of rape. The Fair Jilt introduces readers to Miranda, a young ward of a nunnery who has very little political power but has been blessed with beauty, wit, and a large

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