believe her sinful desire He said with anger Begone live lest thou have thy wish Then he threw away his sword refusing to touch her He called her act a disgrace and insulted her deeply He rejected not only her love but also her existence This rejection filled Phaedra with guilt and shame Her dream of love turned into suffering Phaedra s Shame and Despair After Hippolytus s rejection Phaedra felt lost and broken She saw no way to live Her heart filled with sorrow and guilt The Nurse found her pale and silent She said Her sin has been found out Phaedra could neither defend herself nor face her own crime Her love had become her punishment The shame of being refused burned her soul This moment marks the beginning of her downfall and the start of the greater tragedy In termination we can say that when Phaedra tried to embrace Hippolytus she faced rejection shame and despair Her forbidden love destroyed her peace That moment began the tragedy which led to guilt revenge and death