Cléopâtre captive

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His first play, Cléopâtre captive, a tragedy in verse, was presented before the court at Paris in 1553.  The cast included his friends Rémy Belleau and Jean de La Péruse.  Jodelle wrote two other plays, Eugène (1552), a comedy, and Didon se sacrifiant, another verse tragedy, based on…