Harvard Classics, Vol. 26, Part 3

Phædra

Jean Racine

Recreating the spirit of classical antiquity, Racine draws upon Euripides’s tragedy of Hippolytus. Phædra falls in love with her stepson, Hippolytus, with tragic consequences. In Racine’s version, after being accused of rape and rejected by his father, Hippolytus is killed by a sea-monster. Phædra then commits suicide.

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TRANSLATED BY ROBERT BRUCE BOSWELL NEW YORK: P.F. COLLIER & SON COMPANY, 1909–14 NEW YORK: BARTLEBY.COM, 2001

Characters

Introductory Note Act I Scene I Scene II Scene III Scene IV Scene V Act II Scene I Scene II Scene III Scene IV Scene V Scene VI Act III Scene I Scene II Scene III Scene IV Scene V Scene VI Act IV Scene I Scene II Scene III Scene IV Scene V Scene VI Act V Scene I Scene II Scene III Scene IV Scene V Scene VI Scene VII