A woman has deceived him, and it seems that throughout the play his anger is directed entirely at women, which is most likely due to his desire to feel emasculated. For him, the only way to regain his manhood is to demonstrate that he actually has power over women, and rape is the easiest way to prove it. Blunt even demonstrates his malicious intent by saying, “Oh, how I will use the feminine gender from now on! What I would give to have one on hand now! Anything mortal in the skirt, good Luck, send me… (Behn 4.5.11-14).” Although Blunt and Willmore have the same plans, they demonstrate that men can take something as violent as rape and change it to have a completely different meaning. For example, because of the theft, Blunt is angry at the entire female population as a whole and shows this in his rape scenes. When Florinda begs for help, Blunt (with Frederick nearby) makes it very clear that he couldn't care less about her feelings and that he intends to rape her. Blunt says: “Cruel? Sheart likes it, like a prison slave, or like a Spanish whore. Cruel? Yes, I will kiss you and beat you all over, I will kiss you and see you all over; You too will lie with me, not because I am interested in pleasure, but to show you that I have deliberately stirred up against you and that I will take revenge on one prostitute for the sins of another. ( Behn 4.5.47-51)”.. Blunt shows the old mentality that women should be taken for granted and that women are seen as useless and worthless. And going back to patriarchal definitions of woman, whether a woman was a lady or a whore, it seemed that no matter the situation, a woman would be considered damaged property. In the case of The Rover, whether through seduction or rape, marriage or prostitution, women still couldn't gain the upper hand when it came to finding love and happiness. Women were still judged and looked down upon for the same reason