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- Title
"Passion is Above My Friendship" A Fact that is Found in Behn's The Forced Marriage.
- Authors
Al-fasly, Mohammed Sagheer Ahmed
- Abstract
The theme of friendship is remarkably discussed in Behn's play, The Forced Marriage. Behn had many friends, yet her friendship was mostly linked to those who were notorious like John Hoyle (Zimmerman 99). She also formed friendships with many important politicians either to have sexual relationship or to seek confidential information and then report it to the Stuart Monarchy. Because Behn had failed in her marriage, she commenced to discuss the importance of friendship in a way that serves, to some extent, the issues of love and marriage. The friendship between Philander and Alcippus in The Forced Marriage is an example. Philander and Alcippus are friends, colleagues and officers in the same army, but their friendship turns into real enmity at the time when Alcippus marries Erminia, Philander's lover. When Philander gets Erminia back, they regain their friendship. From this point, it can be said that Behn stresses on the importance of friendship that does not contradict love and marriage; when friendship becomes an obstacle, it should be ended, even abruptly. Thus, friendship is presented in the play as a preliminary factor in the success of marriage.
- Subjects
FRIENDSHIP; INTERPERSONAL relations; FORCED Marriage, The (Play); BEHN, Aphra, 1640-1689; HOYLE, John; MARRIAGE
- Publication
Language in India, 2013, Vol 13, Issue 11, p523
- ISSN
1930-2940
- Publication type
Article