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All For Love

All For Love

Dryden, John

Hardcover

Literary CriticismGeneral PoetryPlays

ISBN10: 1161420703
ISBN13: 9781161420708
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: May 23 2010
Pages: 130
Weight: 0.99
Height: 0.38 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
All For Love is a play written by John Dryden, first performed in 1677. It is a tragic love story set in ancient Rome, revolving around the characters of Antony and Cleopatra. The play explores the themes of love, duty, honor, and betrayal, as well as the conflict between personal desires and political responsibilities. Antony, a Roman general, falls deeply in love with the Egyptian queen, Cleopatra, and decides to leave his wife and his duties in Rome to be with her. However, their love is threatened by the political tensions between Rome and Egypt, as well as the jealousy and ambition of those around them. The play follows the couple's struggles to maintain their love in the face of these challenges, as well as the tragic consequences that result from their actions. It is a powerful and emotional portrayal of one of history's most famous love stories, and remains a classic of English literature to this day.Cleopatra. I Am No Queen: Is This To Be A Queen, To Be Besieged By Yon Insulting Roman, And To Wait Each Hour The Victor's Chain? These Ills Are Small: For Antony Is Lost, And I Can Mourn For Nothing Else But Him. Now Come, Ctavius, I Have No More To Lose! Prepare Thy Bands.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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