The History of the Nun

In the novel History of the Nun written by Aphra Behn, discusses a young woman, Isabella, who was exposed to the life as a nun since she was a very young age. At the age of thirteen, she had to make a decision that would forever guide her life. Isabella had to choose whether to become a nun and hand off her inheritance to her aunt or go on to marry a noble man and receive her inheritance (Behn 10). At the age of thirteen, she had to make this decision and she had chosen to be a nun. The History of the Nun” by Aphra Behn explores the contradictions in one woman’s life, beginning with her devout dedication to the church and ending with double murders and her death by beheading.