Excerpt from Thomas Southerne's stage adaptation of Oroonoko about the Enslaved Imoinda's Free Mind
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Title
Excerpt from Thomas Southerne's stage adaptation of Oroonoko about the Enslaved Imoinda's Free Mind
Subject
slavery, free will
Description
Lines from Oroonoko: A Tragedy in which the Lieutenant-Governor informs Oroonoko that he would not force Imoinda to do something against her will
Creator
Thomas Southerne
Source
Southerne, Thomas. Oroonoko: A Tragedy. Printed for H. Playford, B. Tooke, and S. Buckley, London, 1696, p. 27.
Publisher
H. Playford, N. Tooke, and S. Buckley
Date
1696
Contributor
Sarah Sorme
Relation
Oroonoko by Aphra Behn
Language
English
Type
Play
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LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
Fye, fye, I wou'd not force her. Tho' she be
A Slave, her Mind is free, and shou'd consent.
OROONOKO.
Such Honour will engage her to consent:
And then, if you'r in love, she's worth the having.
Shall we not see this wonder?
LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
Have a care;
You have a Heart, and she has conquering Eyes.
Fye, fye, I wou'd not force her. Tho' she be
A Slave, her Mind is free, and shou'd consent.
OROONOKO.
Such Honour will engage her to consent:
And then, if you'r in love, she's worth the having.
Shall we not see this wonder?
LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
Have a care;
You have a Heart, and she has conquering Eyes.
Original Format
Play
Citation
Thomas Southerne, “Excerpt from Thomas Southerne's stage adaptation of Oroonoko about the Enslaved Imoinda's Free Mind,” Enlightenmens, accessed February 6, 2023, http://enlightenmens.lmc.gatech.edu/items/show/95.