The Rover
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Prologue Act 1, Scene 1 Act 1, Scene 2 Act 2, Scene 1 Act 2, Scene 2 Act 3, Scene 1 Act 3, Scene 2 Act 3, Scene 3 Act 3, Scene 4 Act 4, Scene 1 Act 4, Scene 2 Act 4, Scene 3 Act 5, Scene 1 Act 4, Scene 4
Themes
All Themes Gender Roles Love vs. Lust Deceit and Disguise Class and Money Wit and Language
Quotes
Characters
All Characters Willmore Hellena Angelica Florinda Belvile Don Pedro Frederick Ned Blunt Don Antonio
Symbols
All Symbols Carnival Masks Angelica’s Picture Swords
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Dramatic Irony Foil Foreshadowing Genre Hyperbole Idioms Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Paradox Personification Setting Similes Soliloquy Style Tone
Download PDF
Download Teacher Edition
The LitCharts.com logo.
Sign In Sign up for A+
The LitCharts.com logo.
AI Tools
  • Ask LitCharts AI
  • Discussion Question Generator
  • Essay Prompt Generator
  • Quiz Question Generator
Guides Guides
  • Literature Guides
  • Poetry Guides
  • Shakespeare Translations
  • Literary Terms
Sign In Sign up for A+ Sign up

The Rover

by

Aphra Behn

Upgrade to A+
Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Prologue
  • Act 1, Scene 1
  • Act 1, Scene 2
  • Act 2, Scene 1
  • Act 2, Scene 2
  • Act 3, Scene 1
  • Act 3, Scene 2
  • Act 3, Scene 3
  • Act 3, Scene 4
  • Act 4, Scene 1
  • Act 4, Scene 2
  • Act 4, Scene 3
  • Act 4, Scene 4
  • Act 5, Scene 1
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Gender Roles Theme Icon
    Gender Roles
  • Love vs. Lust Theme Icon
    Love vs. Lust
  • Deceit and Disguise Theme Icon
    Deceit and Disguise
  • Class and Money Theme Icon
    Class and Money
  • Wit and Language Theme Icon
    Wit and Language
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Willmore
  • Hellena
  • Angelica
  • Florinda
  • Belvile
  • Don Pedro
  • Frederick
  • Ned Blunt
  • Don Antonio
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • Carnival Symbol Icon
    Carnival
  • Masks Symbol Icon
    Masks
  • Angelica’s Picture Symbol Icon
    Angelica’s Picture
  • Swords Symbol Icon
    Swords
Lit Devices
  • All Literary Devices
  • Allusions
  • Dramatic Irony
  • Foil
  • Foreshadowing
  • Genre
  • Hyperbole
  • Idioms
  • Imagery
  • Irony
  • Metaphors
  • Mood
  • Paradox
  • Personification
  • Setting
  • Similes
  • Soliloquy
  • Style
  • Tone
Theme Wheel Theme Viz
Download this Chart (PDF)
Download the Teacher Edition
Download this Chart (PDF)
Previous
Swords

The Rover Literary Devices

Next
Allusions
Previous
Swords
Previous
Swords
Next
Allusions
Next
Allusions

Company
About Us Our Story Jobs
Support
Help Center Contact Us
Connect
Facebook Twitter
Legal
Terms of Service Privacy Policy Privacy Request
Home About Contact Help
Copyright © 2025 All Rights Reserved
Terms Privacy Privacy Request
The LitCharts.com logo.
Save time. Stress less.
Sign up!
  • AI Tools for on-demand study help and teaching prep.
  • Quote explanations, with page numbers, for over 47,372 quotes.
  • PDF downloads of all 2,131 LitCharts guides.
  • Expert analysis to take your reading to the next level.
  • Advanced search to help you find exactly what you're looking for.
  • Quizzes, saving guides, requests, plus so much more.
  • Expert analysis to take your reading to the next level.
  • Advanced search to help you find exactly what you're looking for.
  • Quizzes, saving guides, requests, plus so much more.
The LitCharts.com logo.
Requesting a new guide requires a free LitCharts account
You'll also get updates on new titles we publish and the ability to save highlights and notes.

or

Already have an account? Sign in
Complete your free account to request a guide
Already have an account? Sign in
The LitCharts.com logo.
Get your answer with a free account
You’ll also get tons of other helpful features, including free quizzes and saving guides.

or

Already have an account? Sign in
Last step: complete your free account
Already have an account? Sign in
The LitCharts.com logo.
Creating notes and highlights requires a free LitCharts account.
You'll be able to access your notes and highlights, make requests, and get updates on new titles.

or

Already have an account? Sign in
Complete your free account to access notes and highlights
Already have an account? Sign in
The LitCharts.com logo.
Saving guides requires a free LitCharts account
Easily access your saved guides anytime.

or

Already have an account? Sign in
Complete your free account to save guides
Already have an account? Sign in