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Definition of Setting
Setting is where and when a story or scene takes place. The where can be a real place like the city of New York, or it can be an imagined... read full definition
Setting is where and when a story or scene takes place. The where can be a real place like the city of New York, or... read full definition
Setting is where and when a story or scene takes place. The where can be a real place like the... read full definition
Setting
Explanation and Analysis:
All For Love is set in Ancient Egypt during the reign of Cleopatra in the city of Alexandria. The play specifically focuses on the downfall of her reign and her tragic, doomed relationship with Mark Antony. Although the drama takes place mostly after Antony and Cleopatra suffer military defeat at the hands of Octavius, Dryden intersperses bits of historical information throughout the play to contextualize the events: characters reference battles that have already occurred and characters that only exist offstage.
