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    sympathies are historically known, so it is to no surprise that the royal titular protagonist of her work, Oroonoko, is a tragic figure meant to evoke sympathy. However, a contradiction seems to emerge with the portrayal of Oroonoko’s grandfather and the current reigning monarch. Oroonoko is, as expected, portrayed in a manner that invokes pity for his plight, but his grandfather is cast as an incompetent antagonist during the first part of the work. Behn 's contradicting representations of royalty can for the most part be explained as a matter of race, with the old king as the embodiment of the 'uncivilized ' African society and Oroonoko as…

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    violence and personal independence over and above genuine tolerance. Behn’s narrative exposes these contradictory forces while complicating the concept of liberty further by explicitly promoting monarchy and opposing democracy. While exploring the text and its radical depiction of the African slave, it becomes evident that the narrator’s attitude to the concept of wider liberty is far from revolutionary. Oroonoko is read as an…

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    Oroonoko is an extremely glad man, and a significantly prouder ruler. His honor, fearlessness, and valor are regarded and applauded by every one of his kin. Bondage is a circumstance that would humble a great many people, however being sold into servitude does not take away Oroonoko 's pride, honor, or individual sentiments of sovereignty. His certainty, bravery, and requesting of appreciation rally his kindred slaves (some of whom used to be his own particular individuals in his kingdom) and to…

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    ‘Oroonoko’ by Aphra Behn, also known as ‘The Royal Slave’ was published in 1688 by William Canning. It told the story of an african Prince who is tricked into slavery and sold to Colonists in Surinam. Within his journey, he meets the narrator who is telling the story to the reader. As Oroonoko is the story of a slave, that theme is communicated throughout the book. Many say Oroonoko is an anti-slavery novel due to the speech he makes towards his own fellow slaves, but it just is the story about…

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    determined by ‘sexual difference’ . Butler’s stance fits a similar scope claiming gender is a construction , it is not passively scripted on the body nor is it determined by factors such as nature or language . These definitions of gender essentially portray it as a concept only present once an individual has been placed into a certain gender category by another individual. In relation to this, this essay will present a reading of Aphra Behn’s Oroonoko regarding the concept of gender, focusing…

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    slave trade grew and evolved into such massive scale that influenced all the nations and states around Atlantic and the lives of millions of people. Oroonoko and Interesting Narratives show just a part of it, but on two different centuries, 17th and 18th century respectively. In Oroonoko, the author shows us the atrocities of slavery throughout the tragic hero Oroonoko who tries to find his way to freedom but ends up killing himself to escape from it. On the other hand Interesting Narratives…

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    In Behn’s “Oroonoko” and Haywood’s “Fantomina”, they both display a significant challenge to the reader. Though they are both thrilling and stirring stories about both love and tragedy, there are many similarities and differences within them. “Fantomina” leaves the reader really questioning whether or not Fantomina is really exercising her freedom, even though she has the consequences of her presumably different affair(s), and “Oroonoko” leaves the readers wondering if Oroonoko can be perused as…

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    Ultimate Defeat of Oroonoko Defeat is usually not so a thing you should be hoping for nor looking forward too, it can lead to a road of sorrow. Defeat is a tough thing to handle especially when the defeat comes at the expense of your life or a loved one. In the story “Oroonoko; or The Royal Slave” Oroonoko exceled at anything and everything. Oroonoko had it all from the looks, to the charm, to the fame, to the ladies, and to the brains. Life was all smooth for Oroonoko until he choose to act…

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    In this essay I will be discussing the extent to which Aphra Behn’s Oroonoko is a royalist novella and the ways in which its domestic British politics influence its depiction of slavery. From reading this novel I would agree that the texts ideology is distinctly royalist. There is no doubt that Oroonoko influenced the development of antislavery literature in the eighteenth Century based on Aphra Behn’s depiction of noble African slaves. Throughout this novel it is seen that Behn’s portrait of…

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    Aphra Behn’s Oroonoko is considered by many scholars as having pushed forward abolitionism, with Behn’s representation of the colonizers’ evil towards Oroonoko and other slaves. While reading Oroonoko, I found myself debating whether Behn is ultimately promoting anti slavery or pro slavery. Although at first glance it seems like an anti-slavery theme, I came to the conclusion that it cannot be completely placed under that category. In this essay, I will argue that Behn has no intention to…

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