Oroonoko Essays & Research Papers

Two Mirrored Slavery Fates Described in Oroonoko and Voltaire´s Candide

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Slavery was an economic and cultural standard in this era when these two stories were written: Oroonoko by Aphra Ben and Candide by Voltaire. In the story of Oroonoko; or, The Royal Slave, the captain of a transport vessel persuades Oroonoko to board the ship under the pretense that he would be reunited with his partner and later delivers him...

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Concept of Noble Savage Throughout the Pages of Oroonoko

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Noble savage refers to the group of uncivilized men and indigene outsiders who symbolize humanity without exposing themselves to the influences of corrupting civilization. John Dryden was the person to bring the phrase in English through his heroic play “The conquest of Granada”. It referred to “wild beast or wild man”. The phrase became renowned later for the idealized picture...

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Oroonoko: Revelation of Feminist Agenda between the Lines

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Aphra Behn’s Oroonoko is commonly seen as narrative that reinforces the immorality of slavery practiced by the English. Following the story of the enslaved prince, this message of injustice is clear within the text, serving to mask a feminist agenda that is encrypted throughout the work. While the tale of Oroonoko serves as the forefront of the story, the novella...

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Despair and Lack of Agency in Oroonoko and Zuleika

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My chosen texts are Bernardine Evaristo’s 'The Emperor’s Babe' and Aphra Behn’s 'Oroonoko (The Royal Slave)'. Ultimately, the characters have no control at all, as they are figments of their author’s imaginations. However, upon closely examining the texts, the two characters which I will focus on have little to no agency and gradually lose all of their freedom, whereas most...

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Feminism in Oroonoko and Gulliver's Travels: A Comparison

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Within this essay, I will be comparing and contrasting the portrayal of feminism shown in Behn’s Oroonoko and Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels. ‘Numerous critics have analyzed Oroonoko from the perspectives of genre, cultural history, feminism, and postcolonialism - as a faux travel narrative, an early romance novella, a political allegory of the Stuart monarchy, a proto-feminist narrative, an anti-slavery critique, and...

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Gender, Race, and Sexuality in Titus Andronicus, Dorian Gray, Oroonoko

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We as a society have come a long way from the discovery of the first light bulb to stepping on the moon. The world has developed, people are more educated, technology has made day-to-day life easier, but what has remained the same is the social stratification people had to and still have to deal with. This social stratification is not...

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Character Analysis of 'Oroonoko'

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In Aphra Behn's 1688 novella, "Oroonoko: or, the Royal Slave," the eponymous character Oroonoko stands as a complex and multifaceted figure, embodying themes of heroism, nobility, and tragedy. As an African prince, Oroonoko's life is marked by a series of betrayals, hardships, and moral dilemmas that provide a rich terrain for character analysis. His journey from a revered royal figure...

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Lessons Taught from the Fate of Caesar and Clemene

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The narrator has clearly seen many events and the story of each event is told throughout the novel. The story starts off bearing true faith that it is true, because she has either seen the events unfold or have been told firsthand by the involved characters. The way in which this novel is written gives a reader a more intimate...