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In Aphra Behn’s Oroonoko the author bestows on the protagonist, Oroonoko, many qualities of heroism and nobility. It might seem that some of these qualities are overly embellished and not realistic. Others might argue that this description is ....

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... time was a rarity. This rarity would also have led to speculation, and speculation often leads to embellishment. “…(T)he most illustrious of Courts could not have produced a braver Man, both for Greatness of Courage and Mind, a Judgement more solid, a Wit more quick…”(pg. 7). Again, it is seen how Mrs. Behn constructs the hero with noble qualities. The author also retells stories of Oroonoko’s heroism. She tells tales of him killing lions with bare hands, and of hunting and killing the lion which terrorized the community. She also portrays Oroonoko’s ending in the most noble of lights, in that all that he did was for love. “Perhaps ...