Phaedra, wife of Theseus,
daughter
of Minos and Pasiphae.
Racine - Phaedra
Racine
Phaedra
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Contents
Characters 4
Act I Scene I (Hippolytus, Theramenes. ) 5
Act I Scene II (Hippolytus, Oenone, Theramenes) 10
Act I Scene III (Phaedra, Oenone) 11
Act I Scene IV (Phaedra, Oenone, Panope) 19
Act I Scene V (Phaedra, Oenone) 21
Act II Scene I (Aricia, Ismene) 22
Act II Scene II (Hippolytus, Aricia, Ismene) 26
Act II Scene III (Hippolytus, Aricia, Theramenes, Ismene) 30
Act II Scene IV (Hippolytus, Theramenes) 31
Act II Scene V (Phaedra, Hippolytus, Oenone) 32
Act II Scene VI (Hippolyte, Theramenes) 37
Act III Scene I (Phaedra, Oenone) 39
Act III Scene II (Phaedra) 42
Act III Scene III (Phaedra, Oenone) 43
Act III Scene IV (Theseus, Hippolytus, Phaedra, Oenone, Theramenes) 47
Act III Scene V (Theseus, Hippolytus, Theramenes) 48
Act III Scene VI (Hippolytus, Theramenes) 51
Act IV Scene I (Theseus, Oenone) 52
Act IV Scene II (Theseus, Hippolyte) 54
Act IV Scene III (Theseus) 59
Act IV Scene IV (Phaedra, Theseus) 60
Act IV Scene V (Phaedra) 62
Act IV Scene VI (Phaedra, Oenone) 63
Act V Scene I (Hippolytus, Aricia) 67
Act V Scene II (Theseus, Aricia, Ismene) 70
Act V Scene III (Theseus, Aricia) 71
Act V Scene IV (Theseus) 73
Act V Scene V (Theseus, Panope) 74
Act V Scene VI (Theseus, Theramenes) 76
Act V Scene VII (Theseus, Phaedra, Theramenes, Panope, Guards) 80
Characters
Theseus, son of Aegeus, King of Athens.
Phaedra, wife of Theseus, daughter of Minos and Pasiphae.
Hippolytus, son of Theseus and of Antiope, Queen of the Amazons.
Aricia, princess of the royal blood of Athens.
Oenone, nurse and confidante to Phaedra.
Theramenes, tutor to Hippolytus.
Ismene, confidante to Aricia.
Panope, lady in waiting to Phaedra.
Guards.
The scene is Troezen, a city of the Peloponnese.
Phaedra, wife of Theseus, daughter of Minos and Pasiphae.
Hippolytus, son of Theseus and of Antiope, Queen of the Amazons.
Aricia, princess of the royal blood of Athens.
Oenone, nurse and confidante to Phaedra.
Theramenes, tutor to Hippolytus.
Ismene, confidante to Aricia.
Panope, lady in waiting to Phaedra.
Guards.
The scene is Troezen, a city of the Peloponnese.
Act I Scene I (Hippolytus, Theramenes. )
Hippolytus
My plans are made, dear Theramenes, I go:
I'll end my stay in pleasant Troezen so.
Gripped as I am by deadly uncertainty
I've grown ashamed of my inactivity.
For more than six months, far from my father, here, 5
I'm unaware now of the fate of one so dear.
I'm unaware, even, in what place he might be.
Theramenes
Where would you look for him, my lord? Already
To ease your concerns, which may yet be justified,
I've rounded the two seas Corinth's heights divide: 10
I sought Theseus among those by the roadstead,
Where Acheron's seen to flow towards the dead:
I visited Elis, and on leaving Taenarus,
Sailed the waves that saw the fall of Icarus.
Phaedra
A. S. Kline ? 2003 All Rights Reserved
This work may be freely reproduced, stored, and transmitted, electronically or otherwise, for any non-commercial purpose.
Contents
Characters 4
Act I Scene I (Hippolytus, Theramenes. ) 5
Act I Scene II (Hippolytus, Oenone, Theramenes) 10
Act I Scene III (Phaedra, Oenone) 11
Act I Scene IV (Phaedra, Oenone, Panope) 19
Act I Scene V (Phaedra, Oenone) 21
Act II Scene I (Aricia, Ismene) 22
Act II Scene II (Hippolytus, Aricia, Ismene) 26
Act II Scene III (Hippolytus, Aricia, Theramenes, Ismene) 30
Act II Scene IV (Hippolytus, Theramenes) 31
Act II Scene V (Phaedra, Hippolytus, Oenone) 32
Act II Scene VI (Hippolyte, Theramenes) 37
Act III Scene I (Phaedra, Oenone) 39
Act III Scene II (Phaedra) 42
Act III Scene III (Phaedra, Oenone) 43
Act III Scene IV (Theseus, Hippolytus, Phaedra, Oenone, Theramenes) 47
Act III Scene V (Theseus, Hippolytus, Theramenes) 48
Act III Scene VI (Hippolytus, Theramenes) 51
Act IV Scene I (Theseus, Oenone) 52
Act IV Scene II (Theseus, Hippolyte) 54
Act IV Scene III (Theseus) 59
Act IV Scene IV (Phaedra, Theseus) 60
Act IV Scene V (Phaedra) 62
Act IV Scene VI (Phaedra, Oenone) 63
Act V Scene I (Hippolytus, Aricia) 67
Act V Scene II (Theseus, Aricia, Ismene) 70
Act V Scene III (Theseus, Aricia) 71
Act V Scene IV (Theseus) 73
Act V Scene V (Theseus, Panope) 74
Act V Scene VI (Theseus, Theramenes) 76
Act V Scene VII (Theseus, Phaedra, Theramenes, Panope, Guards) 80
Characters
Theseus, son of Aegeus, King of Athens.
Phaedra, wife of Theseus, daughter of Minos and Pasiphae.
Hippolytus, son of Theseus and of Antiope, Queen of the Amazons.
Aricia, princess of the royal blood of Athens.
Oenone, nurse and confidante to Phaedra.
Theramenes, tutor to Hippolytus.
Ismene, confidante to Aricia.
Panope, lady in waiting to Phaedra.
Guards.
The scene is Troezen, a city of the Peloponnese.
Phaedra, wife of Theseus, daughter of Minos and Pasiphae.
Hippolytus, son of Theseus and of Antiope, Queen of the Amazons.
Aricia, princess of the royal blood of Athens.
Oenone, nurse and confidante to Phaedra.
Theramenes, tutor to Hippolytus.
Ismene, confidante to Aricia.
Panope, lady in waiting to Phaedra.
Guards.
The scene is Troezen, a city of the Peloponnese.
Act I Scene I (Hippolytus, Theramenes. )
Hippolytus
My plans are made, dear Theramenes, I go:
I'll end my stay in pleasant Troezen so.
Gripped as I am by deadly uncertainty
I've grown ashamed of my inactivity.
For more than six months, far from my father, here, 5
I'm unaware now of the fate of one so dear.
I'm unaware, even, in what place he might be.
Theramenes
Where would you look for him, my lord? Already
To ease your concerns, which may yet be justified,
I've rounded the two seas Corinth's heights divide: 10
I sought Theseus among those by the roadstead,
Where Acheron's seen to flow towards the dead:
I visited Elis, and on leaving Taenarus,
Sailed the waves that saw the fall of Icarus.
