Although John Dryden the poet is best known for his alexandrine
epics, John Dryden the playwright is most honored for this blank
verse tragedy. The summit of Dryden's dramatic art, All for Love
(1677) is a spectacle of passion as felt, feared, and disputed in
the suspicious years following the English Civil War. Due to its
dramatic compression and elegance, All for Love is one of the most
enduring plays of the Restoration repertory. It was so successful
that in the eighteenth century Dryden's tragedy drove Shakespeare's
Antony and Cleopatra from the stage. The play depicts the
catastrophic passion of Cleopatra and Marc Antony, who could not be
conquered but by love. Fidelity to family and friends, adherence to
codes of honor, national loyalties, and the rule of law compete
with each other, tearing the world with violence.
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