All for Love; Or, the World Well Lost: A Tragedy
1677
All for Love; Or, the World Well Lost: A Tragedy
1677
All for Love; Or, the World Well Lost is a tragedy by John Dryden, first published in 1677. This play reinterprets the story of Mark Antony and Cleopatra, focusing on the conflict between Antony's love for Cleopatra and his political obligations. Dryden's adaptation features a neo-classical structure and explores themes of loyalty, despair, and the tragic consequences of desire. The play is notable for its unique perspective on the classic tale, including a dedication to the Earl of Danby and a preface defending Dryden's artistic choices against contemporary criticism.
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“Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow; He who would search for pearls, must dive below.””
— John Dryden
“Welcome, thou kind deceiver!Thou best of thieves: who, with an easy key,Dost open life, and, unperceived by us,Even steal us from ourselves.””
— John Dryden
“But grieve not, while thou stayest,My last disastrous times:Think we have had a clear and glorious dayAnd Heaven did kindly to delay the storm,Just till our close of evening.””
— John Dryden
“What tell'st thou me of Egpyt?””
— John Dryden
“Give, you gods,Give to your boy, your Caesar,This rattle of a globe to play withal,This gewgaw world, and put him cheaply off:I'll not be pleased with less than Cleopatra.””
— John Dryden
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