Dramatic Masterpieces: Prometheus bound, by Aeschylus Oedipus rex, by Sophocles. Medea, by Euripides. The knights, by Aristophanes. Life a dream, by P. Calderon. The misanthrope, by J.B.P. Molière Phaedra, ;by J.B. Racine. She stoops to conquer, by O. Goldsmith
... antagonist , Predestined for my final overthrow . SAUSAGE - SELLER . - Yes ! And it points to me , my name and person ! CLEON . - Yet would I fain inquire and question you ; How far the signs and tokens of the prophecy Combine in your ...
... innocent. Submissive to my husband, I hid my grief, and of our fatal marriage Cherish'd the fruits. Vain caution! Cruel Fate! Brought hither by my spouse himself, I saw Again the enemy whom I had banish'd, And the old wound too quickly ...
... bleach from the blue bottle. The fumes will kill us all. Someday I'll tell you how I know that. Handwash your ... bomb but remembered Brother Timothy's warning about potential loss of human life. Still, my head turned several times to that ...
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The story is written loosely after Seneca's version of the Phaedra myth, in which a tragedy arises because the title character falls in love with her royal stepson.
... love for Aricia to Theramenes and Phaedra confesses her love for Hippolytus to Oenone. The role of the confidantes is essential. They make speech possible, they create an intimate space where the confession can be made. Oenone says “I ...
A brilliant translation of one of the most influential works of French theater, Phaedra is rendered into movingly expressive verse by the Pulitzer Prize–winning translator Richard Wilbur.
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Strongly influenced by Classical drama, Jean Racine (1639-99) broke away from the grandiose theatricality of baroque drama to create works of intense psychological realism, with characters manipulated by cruel and vengeful gods.
... Phaedra's love is no longer a crime , and that in any case she must confer with Hippolytus in the political interest of her children . Phaedra's interview with Hip- polytus develops into a second confession of her love , this time ...
Based on Euripides' Hippolytus, Racine's Phaedra reveals the devastating potential of love and the brutality of human nature. Phaedra, in this new version by Frank McGuinness, premiered at the Donmar Warehouse, London, in April 2006.
Phaedra: A Tragedy in Five Acts... - Scholar's Choice Edition
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