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Which theme is NOT primarily explored in 'All for Love'?
Which theme is NOT primarily explored in 'All for Love'?
- Ambition
- Love
- Human nature
- Friendship (correct)
What literary style characterizes 'All for Love'?
What literary style characterizes 'All for Love'?
- Realism
- Romanticism
- Neoclassical (correct)
- Tragedy
In which verse form is 'All for Love' written?
In which verse form is 'All for Love' written?
- Free verse
- Blank verse (correct)
- Rhyme royal
- Iambic pentameter
Which earlier playwright influenced the blank verse in 'All for Love'?
Which earlier playwright influenced the blank verse in 'All for Love'?
What is the primary setting of 'All for Love'?
What is the primary setting of 'All for Love'?
Flashcards
All for Love
All for Love
A tragedy by John Dryden published in 1677 that retells the story of Antony and Cleopatra from Shakespeare's play.
Blank Verse
Blank Verse
A poetic form with unrhymed iambic pentameter lines, popular in Elizabethan and Restoration drama.
Mark Antony
Mark Antony
The Roman general in "All for Love" who falls deeply in love with Cleopatra.
Cleopatra
Cleopatra
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Neoclassical Drama
Neoclassical Drama
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Study Notes
"All for Love" by John Dryden
- A tragic play written in 1677, reimagining Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra."
- Set in ancient Egypt, focusing on the doomed love between Mark Antony and Cleopatra.
- Employing neoclassical style, the play examines enduring themes of love, ambition, and human nature's complexities.
- Written in blank verse, a poetic form influenced by playwrights like Christopher Marlowe and Shakespeare.
- Dryden's use of blank verse enhances the play's literary merit and reflects classical dramatic traditions.
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