Phaedra
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Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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SENECA, PHAEDRA
SENECA THE YOUNGER was a Latin playwright and philosopher who flourished in Rome
in the late C1st A.D. during the reigns of the emperors Claudius and Nero. His surviving
work includes ten tragedy plays, nine of which are based on mythological themes. His
authorship of Hercules Oetaeus and Octavia is uncertain.
Seneca. Tragedies . Translated by Miller, Frank Justus. Loeb Classical L...
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Phaedra Literary Device
Figures of Speech
Metaphor: Definition: When one thing is directly compared to another, without using like or as. Example: “A malady feeds and grows within my heart.” (A disease grows in the heart.) Explanation: Here, love is described as a disease. Phaedra expresses her forbidden love as if it were an illness slowly consuming her heart. This is a metaphor, where love symbolizes a destructive s...
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Key Facts
Full Title: Phaedra
Author: Lucius Annaeus Seneca (c. 4 BCE – 65 CE)
Title of the Author: Stoic Philosopher, Roman Statesman, and Tragic Playwright; regarded as the “Father of Roman Tragedy” and a major influence on Renaissance drama.
Source: Based on Greek mythology, especially the story of Hippolytus and Phaedra. Earlier versions were dramatized by Euripides (Hippolytus) and l...
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Major Characters
Phaedra (the woman struck by forbidden love): Wife of Theseus and stepmother of Hippolytus. She becomes entangled in a forbidden and destructive love. Unable to control her emotions, she confesses her love to Hippolytus. When rejected, she falsely accuses him, bringing dishonor upon him. In the end, when the truth is revealed, she commits suicide in remorse. Phaedra symbolizes...
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