The double standards for men and women regarding sexuality in "The Rover" become especially apparent when looking at the end of the play. Willmore is an incredibly sexually liberated character. He spends almost the entire play chasing women. He pursues Florinda in the garden calling her a “beautiful maiden” (903) and pursues her once again later in the play calling her a “woman of excellent mein,” (924) while also spending the entire play flirting with both Hellena and Angellica. Willmore is a libertine figure, who wants "all the honey of marriage, but none of the sting," (900), meaning he wants sex without strings attached. He is inconstancy incarnate and both women who are interested in him are aware of this. Angellica exclaims that "there is no faith in all that he says" (922) and when Hellena makes Willmore swear never to see any woman but her again, he knows his efforts are futile saying "Now, what a wicked creature I am me, dammit?” a good boy." (903) Yet Willmore is not punished for his inconstancy and sexual liberation, rather he is rewarded with Hellena who is beautiful, a rich and quality woman, and "of
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