description: Based on Euripides' Hippolytus , this play by one of France's greatest playwrights is a magnificent example of character exposition. When the title character, Hippolytus' stepmother, receives false information that her husband, Theseus, is dead, Phedra reveals a passionate love for her stepson — an act that eventually spells doom for both characters.
language: English
title: Phedra
titlecomplete: Phedra
ratings_count: 2
publisher: Applause