LITERATURE QUESTIONS
RESTORATION EIGHTEENTH CENTURY DRAMA
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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To learn how to rule himself
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To learn how to rule others
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To drop his attraction for beautiful women and to invade Egypt (i.e., France)
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To join forces with him against Rome
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To concern himself with the coming Persian (i.e., French) invasion to the east
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ventidius, a Roman general, comes to aide Antony in Alexandria. Ventidius disagrees with Antony’s relationship with Cleopatra and offers to give Antony troops if he leaves her. Although Antony is insulted by Ventidius’s opinions regarding Cleopatra (and refuses to hear anything negative about her), Antony agrees.
Detailed explanation-2: -At the time of the events of All For Love, Antony is a renowned Roman general and political leader. Described as “emperor of half the world, ” he rules Rome with two other politicians, including Octavius. For all his power and prestige, however, he has a fatal weakness: his love for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra.
Detailed explanation-3: -Act 1. The play opens with the discussion of some citizens of Egypt. Serapion tells his fellows about the queer supernatural incidents that he witnessed last night. Alexas, the eunuch, who is in the service of Cleopatra comes to them and scolds Serapion for telling his cooked dreams to others and warns him of doing so.
Detailed explanation-4: -The main theme of Dryden’s play All for Love is honor versus love. This is the central conflict that both Antony and Cleopatra must face. Antony, through the entire play, is constantly pulled between his love for Cleopatra and his responsibility to Rome.