Phaedra

Jean Racine

⏱ 8 minDrama

Phaedra, wife of Theseus, is devoured by a forbidden love for her stepson Hippolytus — a passion she calls the curse of Venus. When her silence breaks, a lie and a father's curse drive Racine's pitiless tragedy to ruin.

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