Dryden's Heroic Plays

Abdalla Abdelmelech Acacis Achilles Alibech Almahide Almahide's Almanzor Almeria Ariobarzanes Arsaces Arsacomes Artaban asserts Aureng Aureng-Zebe Barbeau Benzayda Berenice Berenice's birthday rite Boabdelin career Cassandra Catharine Catharine's characters Christian claims Cleopatra Conquest of Granada contrast Cortez Cydaria Cyrus death declares desire destroy divine dramatic dream Dryden Dryden's Heroic Plays echoes Emperor episode example exemplary fantasy fatal flaws frailties Heav'n hero hero's heroism honour human I'le ideal illusion imagery imitation imperfect Indamora Indian Emperour Indian Queen John Dryden King live London lover lust Lyndaraxa Lysimachus magnanimity Mariamne marriage marry Maximin mistress Montezuma moral Morat mutability nature Nevertheless Nourmahal Nourmahal's once Orazia Orbellan Oroondates Ozmyn parallel Parisatis passion perfect Platonic play's Porphyrius portraying prisoners provides quarrel reality rebellion reveals Rinaldo rival role romance scene sexual similarly Soul speech theatrical thee thou throughout the play tragedy triumph Tyrannick Love Tyridates usurper villains virtue William Cartwright Zebe Zempoalla Zulema