Question

OR What is the conflict in the play “All for Love” and who is the antagonist?​

Answer 1

Answer:

The main theme of All for Love is the conflict of reason and honor with passion in the form of love. From the preface it seems that Dryden wished to show how Antony, torn between these two, chooses unreasonable, passionate love and is utimately charged for his denial of reasoning. When it comes to love, some people don't prefer to chose reason over the passion

Answer 2

In the story, Octavius and Antony both can be antagonist, with the conflict being an army threat.

• The major opponent is Octavius, Antony's military competitor.
• As a result, the battle represents both a military threat to Egypt and a menace to Antony's love affair with Cleopatra.
• In another light, Antony's steadfast love for Cleopatra is its own conflict, as it is this romance that is generating the military war in the first place.
• Thus, Antony can be considered as both protagonist and opponent, a self-destructive dire champion incapable of determining what is best for himself and his nation objectively.