Mrs Loviet. About Dorimant. Links to Weber pre-restoration association between sex and As the rake figure he creates mass infatuation, there is also a sense of 'treat them mean keep them keen' which is evident in Willmore's character in The Rover.
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Card 7
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Belinda. About Dorimant. Links to his ability to woo women, he is almost a threat in this sense.
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Dorimant, to Belinda. Links to his predetor like nature and his treatment of sexual fulfillment as something which he will hunt down, links to Rochester's poetry. Also women as conquestions/ prey
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Medley. First greeting to Dorimant. Homosocial relationships, links to sin.
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Card 10
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Song sung by Busy to Harriet, which she states she has "liked so much" since she has met Mr Dorimant. Interesting technique which crops up in other texts. Links to idea that Dorimant hunts women.
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Y. Bellair and Harriet, pretending to be in love. Links to idea that love is something which can be mimicked and not necessarily felt. Also to public and private sphere arguments.
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Harriet's direction to Y. Bellair during pretend love scene.
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Dialogue between Dorimant and Belinda. Shows D's forcefulness, ability to persuade.
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Dorimant. On falling for his friend's mistresses. Links to Weber's point about love being a conquest of sorts for the rake figure.
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Lady Woodvill, on Dorimant. He is a threat, a predator, posing an issue for the innocence of her daughter and other virgins in the area.
