I have been given this question;

"Seventeenth Century Comedy highlights unresolved social antagonisms rather than the attainment of social harmony". Discuss. Answer with reference to The Rover (Aphra Behn) and Volpone (Ben Johnson).

From my research for the assignment I have worked out that social antagonism and social harmony are opposites and concerned with class conflict, that comedy is used to parody class conflict and throw it into sharp focus. Unfortunately I have a better understanding of the Renaissance plays than the Restoration ones so I keep getting stuck on these.

From reading and reading these two plays I have picked up that Mosca is supposed to be an antagonist at one point in Volpone and that Florinda and Hellena stand up for their rights against the men in The Rover but random points like that do not really help me. So, I'm getting really stuck with this.

Would you be able to suggest any examples from these two plays of social antagonism/class conflict? Please note I'm not asking you to do the assignment for me. As this is my first question I hope it is titled specifically and conforms to all the rules.

Thanks.