Summary Of Oroonoko's Crucifixion

The story about Oroonoko’s dismemberment that some refer to as similar of that of Christ’s crucifixion tell a narrative story about the barbaric treatment of a beloved public figure in both ancient and historical times. The crucifixion is a Bible story about Christ who is the Son of God, born to preach the word of the Lord to the people. Christ, while loved by many, was hated by the Chief of Priests for preaching a religion that did not conform to their beliefs and sought out revenge to turn the people against him even though he had committed no crime. The novel Oroonoko is also a story about a beloved prince, and heir of the King of Coramantien, who was tricked by an English captain and sold into slavery (Behn). Like that of Christ, Oroonoko had committed no crime, instead he was treated with disdain as property merely because of his race and defiance to conform to chattel slavery. While the public execution of Christ and Oroonoko are similar in some regards, their deaths reflect more upon religious and racial prosecution taken against them as leaders by those seeking power over a group of people in an attempt to scare and enforce compliance.
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Christ stood his ground when questioned about the false accusations and did not “answer” until Pilate asked him if he is the king of the Jews, in which, Christ said “thou sayest it” (King James Bible, Mark 15:2-3). Christ is then brutally whipped, thrones crushed into his head, mocked while the crowds shared out pieces of his clothing, and his hands and feet were nailed to a cross to endure a long and excruciating public death (King James Bible, Mark 15). Christ prayed to God while nailed to the cross and asked him to “forgive them; for they know not what they do” (King James Bible, Luke