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    Ready Reference Treatise: Phaedra
    Ready Reference Treatise: Phaedra
    Ready Reference Treatise: Phaedra
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    Ready Reference Treatise: Phaedra

    By Raja Sharma

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    “Phaedra” by great Greek philosopher and dramatist Lucius Annaeus Seneca is a famous play based on a mythological tale.

    The story of the play revolves around Phaedra, wife of King Theseus of Athens, and her insatiable lust for her stepson, Hippolytus.

    Greek Mythology and the tragedy “Hippolytus” by the great Greek playwright Euripides are the prime sources of the present play. Seneca has very extensively and artistically explored the tragic story.

    Knowing about her lust, the title character Phaedra happens to be in direct pursuit of her stepson. She is also sometimes described as a passive victim of fate. She adopts a scheming character as the play proceeds.

    Euripides had written two versions of this tragedy, the lost Hippolytus Veiled and the extant Hippolytus.

    Ready Reference Treatise: Phaedra
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    Chapter One: Introduction
    Chapter Two: Plot Overview
    Chapter Three: Characters
    Chapter Four: Complete Summary
    First Section
    Second Section
    Third Section
    Chapter Five: Critical Analysis

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRaja Sharma
    Release dateJun 13, 2015
    ISBN9781311899439
    Ready Reference Treatise: Phaedra
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    Raja Sharma

    Raja Sharma is a retired college lecturer.He has taught English Literature to University students for more than two decades.His students are scattered all over the world, and it is noticeable that he is in contact with more than ninety thousand of his students.

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      Ready Reference Treatise: Phaedra

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      Raja Sharma

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      Chapter One: Introduction

      Phaedra by great Greek philosopher and dramatist Lucius Annaeus Seneca is a famous play based on a mythological tale.

      The story of the play revolves around Phaedra, wife of King Theseus of Athens, and her insatiable lust for her stepson, Hippolytus.

      Greek Mythology and the tragedy Hippolytus by the great Greek playwright Euripides are the prime sources of the present play. Seneca has very extensively and artistically explored the tragic story.

      Knowing about her lust, the title character Phaedra happens to be in direct pursuit of her stepson. She is also sometimes described as a passive victim of fate. She adopts a scheming character as the play proceeds.

      The play is believed to have been written during the Roman Empire before 54 C. E. Phaedra has greatly influenced drama over the centuries since its appearance. Shakespeare’s plays and the majority of the plays of the 16th and 17th century France are highly influenced by Phaedra.

      There are several versions of this play, with certain obvious alterations in plot and story. However, Seneca’s play continues to be performed today in several parts of the world.

      Law of nature is one of the major themes of the play. The damaging effects of the sexual transgressions of mothers and stepmothers is also a notable theme.

      Euripides had written two versions of this tragedy, the lost Hippolytus Veiled and the extant Hippolytus.

      During a competition of the tragedies, it is said, Hippolytus Veiled was not favorably received because Phaedra was presented as brazen forward in her pursuit

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