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: Phèdre
titlecomplete: Phèdre
characters: Phèdre, Thésée, Panope, Aricie, Théramène, Hippolyte, Oenone, Ismène
genres: Fiction, Plays, French Literature, Theatre, Classics, France, Drama, Literature, 17th Century, School
ratings_count: 20732
publisher: Jean Racine and Ted Hughes