Pages 10-20. Oroonoko and Imoinda meet in her chambers and sleep together. Oroonoko wishes that he had not taken his father's wife, but he loves her. She sends him away to the wars, and convinces him that he has to save himself to save his love. The king is furious, but decides not to kill Imoinda, but to sell her as a slave. Imoinda believes Oroonoko will be safe because she tells the king that she could not stop him. He excuses Oroonoko because he is his only heir, and because he felt Oroonoko had a reason for what he did. The messenger asks Oroonoko to forgive the king because he is old and feeble. Oroonoko decides never to fight again, and to always remember Imoinda with tears and sighs. Oroonoko tells the messenger there is no revenge between them, and then he would not fight with his men, he shut himself away. Oroonoko resembles???? Oroonoko says that if he must die he will do it nobly, and this sounds like??? The army is unprepared for fighting on their own and they need his as their leader. Oroonoko sees his army is in danger, and joins the fight, and eventually wins, although he loses many men. Oroonoko chose to stay in his tent after the battle, and his officers tried to cheer him with diversions and sports. He returns to court reluctantly and with sadness. Oroonoko is a friend of the ship captain, but the captain is devious. He invites Oroonoko to dinner and he agrees because he trusts him, but the captain seizes everyone on the ship and chains them, and steals them to sell as slaves. Oroonoko decides he will not eat, and he will die. The captain promises to set the captives free when they reach shore. The "Christian" captain is a liar, while the "heathen" has honor. The captain releases Oroonoko from his chains. The ship lands at Surinam. The captain sells Oroonoko, and Oroonoko tells the captain he has gained "true knowledge" of the kind of man he is. He tells his fellow slaves they must meet their fate with dignity and honor.