Oroonoko

Aphra Behns, Oroonoko is definitely a story that revolves around betrayal. frequently of the conflict that resounds in Oroonko throughout the story is based on actions of betrayal. Oroonoko, the royal slave, is constantly surrounded by one betraying act after another. In the beginning of the story Behn portrays Oroonoko and Imoinda as beautiful creatures. They were destined to be together. The betrayal of the king by stealing Imoinda away from Oroonoko for himself was ultimately the ut nearly deceiving act a granddaddy could portray against his grandson.The old king was so smitten by Imoindas beauty he cute her for himself, despite knowing that Oroonko and Imoinda were privately vowed to one another. He was therefore no sooner got to his apartment save he sent the royal veil to Imoinda, that is, the ceremony of invitation he sends the lady he has a forefront to honor with his bed a veil, with which she is covered, and secured for the Kings use and tis death to disobey, besides h eld a most impious disobedience(Behn 2320).Next we read where Oroonoko meets back up with a skipper and commander that he at once had sold his own slaves. The captain wines and dines Oroonoko and entertains him so that Oroonoko fell hard in a trap the captain had decisively laid out to capture Oroonoko. Once the prince was drunk with wine he was curious to have a bun in the oven over the ship. The captain quickly took the opportunity to seize him and forced him into great irons and thrown in with the rest of the slaves on the ship.The text reads, and betrayed into slavery(Behn 2332). In closing, Oroonoko faced many trials and betrayals in his life that were physically and emotionally malicious and ultimately destructive. From the betrayal of his own grandfather lusting after his one true dearest to being tricked by the captain, a man he trusted, into slavery. Oroonoko resented this indignity, who may be best resembled to a king of beasts taken in a toil and tired by rage and in dignation, he laid himself down, and sullenly resolved upon dying(Behn 2332).