translate English to German: Born in La Ferté-Milon ( Aisne ), Racine was orphaned in his youth and was given a classical education courtesy of his grandmother. He was a graduate of Port-Royal , a religious institution which would greatly influence other contemporary figures including Blaise Pascal .
Spätestens in Uzès jedoch, wo er sich wie im Exil fühlte, wurde sich Racine seiner schriftstellerischen Ambitionen bewusst.