In Daniel Defoe's Roxana, the main
character of the same name has a very particular view of marriage, given that her own
was so terrible. In her own comical way, Roxana warns women to never marry a "fool".
Other than that, marriage could possibly be a good thing. However, marrying a fool is
the worst thing a woman can do.
Roxana has not had a very
good experience in marriage. Her former husband leaves her and her children abandoned
after spending all her money. Out of spite, Roxana becomes the mistress of countless of
men who are interesting and promising. From these experiences, she gets to feel what it
is like to be in charge, for once in her life. This is also how she concludes that
marriage may not be a bad thing, as long as the person you marry is worthy of being with
you forever.
In the end, Roxana does marry a Dutch merchant
with whom she had a good intimate relationship. She does end up repenting about her
sexually-charged life, but we know she would have done it twice over after the horrid
experiences she lived with her first husband.
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