All For Love by John Dryden
The World Well Lost
A tightly focused heroic tragedy that follows the doomed passion between a Roman triumvir and an Egyptian queen as political duty and public honor collide with overwhelming personal desire; as enemies and misfortune close in, jealousy, pride, and fatal misunderstandings corrode their power and resolve, driving him to a desperate act he believes inevitable and prompting her to choose death over dishonor and loss. The drama emphasizes private emotion and moral conflict over spectacle, transforming the classical legend into an intimate study of love’s tragic cost.
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- Published
- 1677
- Nationality
- English
- Length
- Very Short
- Pages
- 80-120
- Original Language
- English
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- All for Love: or, The World Well-Lost
- All for Love; or, The World Well Lost
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