The Rover (Banish'd Cavaliers)

The Rover

(Banish’d Cavaliers)

By Apra Benh

Summary:

Helena and Florinda are two sisters. Helena is the younger sister, which her brother Don pedro wants to send her to nunnery. But she does not want to be a convent. she wants to experience love and life. Most of the time, the first born girl is married off to a land owner to secure some sort of fortune and the second sister is often just sent to a convent. Florinda however is forced to marry his father’s choice for her, Don vicenta or her brother’s choice, Don Antonio. But she does not love the two men. Finally, they desperate to go to the carnivale and dress up like gypsies in order to go and not be recognized by their brother, Don pedro. Their cousin, Valeria and their governess, Callis help them to go out and accompany them.

Helena meets and sets a date with an English sailor, captain Wilmore. Florinda is also successful to meet colonel Belvile. Captain Wilmore, on the other hand, meets Angelica Bianca a very beautiful and highly paid prostitute, they end up on the bed together. He also promises her to stay with her forever. Florinda is nearly raped by drunken Wilmore and also Blunt, but it does not happen. Helena meets up with Wilmore again and she eventually forgives him for sleeping with Angelica Bianca if he promises never to meet her again. Angelica hears and she gets very upset. Then, she pulls a gun on him, but Don Antonio comes and offers to take care of her. Don pedro graciously approves Florinda’s marriage to Belvile and Helena marries Wilmore.

Source: http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/b/behn/aphra/b42r/