description: An adaptation by the Poet Laureate of Racine's play of the same name. Phedre burns with passion for Hippolytus, her stepson. His father, Theseus, is made to believe that it is Hippolytus who is lusting after Phedre, and begs Neptune to kill his son, which he does before discovering the truth.
language: English
title: Phedre
titlecomplete: Phedre
characters: Théramène, Hippolyte, Aricie, Panope, Oenone, Phèdre, Ismène, Thésée
genres: Literature, Classics, School, Drama, Plays, 17th Century, France, Fiction, French Literature, Theatre
ratings_count: 20730
publisher: NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company