1.) How can we make sense of the inconsistencies within The Rover? For example, what should we do with the eloquent female critique of society juxtaposed against the blanket forgiveness of the disturbing degree of sexual violence acted out by the men of the play?

2.) In Act two, Blunt draws a sharp distinction between himself and his companions: "No, gentleman, you are wits: I am a dull country rogue, I" (67-68). The fool/"country rogue" commonly acts as the object of scorn, the foil who shows off the far more socially savvy "wits" to their best advantage; however, while Blunt is certainly the butt of the Cavaliers' jokes (especially after his humiliation by Lucetta), in Act five he is also the instigator of the one action in which almost every male character agrees to take part: the (aborted) gang rape of Florinda. What does it mean that they are so willing to follow Blunt's lead in his misogynist's quest? What happens to our reading of this play in general when the fool leads the pack?