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He's gone, and in this Ague of my SoulThe Shivering fit returns;Oh with what willing haste, he took his leave,As if the long'd-for Minute, were arriv'dOf some blest assignation.In vain I have Consulted all my Charms,In vain this Beauty priz'd, in vain believ'd,My Eyes cou'd kindle any lasting fires;I had forgot my Name, my Infamie,And the reproach that Honour lays on thoseThat dare pretend a sober passion here.Nice reputation, tho' it leave behindMore Vertues than inhabit where that dwells;Yet that once gone, those Vertues shine no more.—Then since I am not fit to be belov'd,I am resolv'd to think on a revengeOn him that sooth'd me thus to my undoing.
By making herself vulnerable to Wilmore and being rejected by him, Angelica has now lost her pride. From her monologue we can see that her perspective has changed as she goes from love to hate. A fate that finds most if not all.
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'Tis not Belvile, half my fears are vanisht. Pedro Antonio!
Identity or lack thereof has been a running theme of The Rover. In this scene Florinda does not recognize Belvile, as she believes him to be Antonio.
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Nay, then 'tis with Belvile, for what other Lover have I that dares fight for me, except Antonio? and he is too much in favour with my Brother—if it be he, for whom shall I direct my Prayers to Heav'n?
As the two man prepare to fight. Florinda is in a moral crisis, unsure whether to pray for her brother or her lover. This is another display of violence by man affecting the ladies.
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Fantastick Fortune, thou deceitful Light,That Cheats the wearied Traveller by Night,Tho on a Precipice each step you tread,I am resolv'd to follow where you lead.
The theme of hiding/ masking is also present in this scene. Belville is no dishonest man but he has no choice but to mask himself in to prepare for the duel.
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VVHen shall I be weary of railing on Fortune, who is resolv'd never to turn with smiles upon me —Two such defeats in one Night—none but the Devil, and that mad Rogue cou'd have contriv'd to have plagu'd me with 47 —I am here a Prisoner—but where—Heav'n knows —and if there be Murder done, I can soon decide the Fate of a Stranger in a Nation without mercy—yet this is nothing to the Torture my Soul bows with, when I think of losing my fair, my dear Florinda—heark—my door opens—a Light— a Man—and seems of Quality—arm'd too!—now shall I dye like a Dog without defence.
Act 4 opens with Belville imprisoned in Antonio's house, who goes on to ask what has he ever done to Belville to deserve his hatred. The dynamic between the two is both interesting and sad.
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- Nov 2024
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I Wonder what shou'd make my Brother in so ill a humour? I hope he has not found out our Ramble this Morning. Hellena No, if he had, we shou'd have heard on't at both Ears, and have been Mew'dmewed up this Afternoon; which I wou'd not for the World shou'd have hapned—hey ho, I'm as sad as a Lover's Lu
Here we find the sisters still on their adventures. Helena is unable to stop thinking about Wilmore while he has forgotten all about her.
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Faith child I have been bred in dangers, and wear a sword, that has been employ'd in a worse cause, than for a handsome kind woman—name the danger—let it be any thing but a long siege—and I'le undertake it.
The relationship between Willimore and Helena seems to be rooted in disguise, the two don't even exchange names. Willimore wants to avoid falling in love with Helena as he believes that would be an unfortunate fate
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