Phaedra

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Drama | Lucius Annaeus Seneca

What Drives Phaedra to Welcome Death?

What drives Phaedra to welcome death?  In “Phaedra” (290 AD) by Seneca (4 BC-AD 65), Phaedra’s journey towards death is denoted by her intense inner turmoil. Her guilt over falsely...
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Comment on the way of life of Hippolytus.

Comment on the way of life of Hippolytus. [NU: 2021] ★★★ Or, Discuss the pattern of life spent by Hippolytus. [NU: 2018] Or, Justify Hippolytus as a tragic hero.   Lucius Annaeus S...
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What Happened When Phaedra Tried to Embrace Hippolytus?

What happened when Phaedra tried to embrace Hippolytus? [NU: 2015, 20] ★★★ Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BCE–65 CE) wrote “Phaedra” around 50 CE. The play tells the tragic story of Quee...
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