JOHN DRYDEN ( 1631-1700). "Absolom and Achitopel- There was a dangerous crisis in 1670, both religious and political, which threatened to undo the Restoration settlement ... his times- political and religious- find expression in it. The issue it deals is the problem of succession for the king Charles II in 1680. At that time, some people were afraid of Charles II's brother -James II- because of Catholic influence-as the king's party supported the Catholic position-. Many people were against ... Shaftesbury-Achitopel- and describes a view associated with symmetry as in Milton's "Paradise Lost...

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