Literature thumb|upright|right|alt=Illustration of a 1776 performance of Oroonoko.|200px|In the stageplay Oroonoko: A Tragedy (1696), by Thomas Southerne, plot complications lead the protagonist Oroonoko to kill his beloved Imoinda.
Literature tHumB|uPrigHT|RiGHT|aLt=IllustratiON OF a 1776 pERFOrmance oF oroonoKo.|200PX|in the sTAgeplAy oroOnOko: a TragEdY (1696), BY THomaS SouthernE, plOT cOMpLiCations leAD the protAGoNISt oROoNoKo To kiLL hIs beloved imoindA.