All for Love
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All for Love is a 1677 tragic play by John Dryden that retells the story of Antony and Cleopatra in a neoclassical style focused on intense emotional conflict and moral choice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| All for Love canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
play
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stage work ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | All for Love; or, the World Well Lost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | John Dryden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Antony and Cleopatra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dramaticMode | heroic tragedy ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure | five-act play ⓘ |
| dramaticUnities |
unity of action
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unity of place ⓘ unity of time ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1677 ⓘ |
| focus |
intense emotional conflict
ⓘ
moral decision-making ⓘ |
| genre | tragedy ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later adaptations of Antony and Cleopatra ⓘ |
| historicalFiguresDepicted |
Cleopatra VII
NERFINISHED
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Mark Antony NERFINISHED ⓘ Octavia the Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedVenue | London theatre ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | drama ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | neoclassicism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Restoration era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Alexas
NERFINISHED
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Cleopatra NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Antony NERFINISHED ⓘ Octavia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ventidius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
concentration on final hours of Antony and Cleopatra
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departure from Shakespearean structure ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage ⓘ |
| period | Restoration literature ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1677 ⓘ |
| setting | Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | neoclassical ⓘ |
| subject |
Roman civil wars
NERFINISHED
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political power and personal desire ⓘ |
| theme |
conflict between passion and reason
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duty ⓘ honor ⓘ love ⓘ moral choice ⓘ |
| timeOfAction | final days of Antony and Cleopatra ⓘ |
| verseForm | blank verse ⓘ |
| writer | John Dryden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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