LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 13:11 November 2013
ISSN 1930-2940

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“Passion is above my Friendship”
A Fact that is Found in Behn’s The Forced Marriage

Mohammed Sagheer Ahmed Al-fasly, Ph.D. Scholar

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.

Keywords: Behn, Friendship, Love, Marriage

Friendship in Behn’s Play

This article attempts to discuss friendship from the viewpoint of Aphra Behn and in the light of her play The Forced Marriage. Friendship is significantly present in the play though Behn does not focus on this theme as she focuses on the theme of the forced marriage. However, the article does not provide an in-depth and historical study of Behn’s friendship, but it aims at giving an example of how Behn has discussed this theme in her play, which, in turn, helps us understand Behn’s friendship orientation.

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Mohammed Sagheer Ahmed Al-fasly
Ph.D. Scholar
Dept. of P. G. Studies & Research in English
Kuvempu University
Jnana Sahyadri
Shankaraghatta-577451
Shimoga District
Karnataka
India
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