Phedre - French Edition Author:Jean-Baptiste Racine French synopsis: En 1677, Phèdre, la dernière grande tragédie de Racine, met en scène la mythique descente aux enfers d'une incomprise. Vouée au malheur par son hérédité, Phèdre aime sans espoir son beau-fils Hippolyte. Lorsque son mari, Thésée, revient, il envoie i... more »njustement son fils à la mort. On assiste alors à l'empoisonnement d'une femme à la fois innocente et coupable. Ironie tragique qui démontre à quel point l'amour peut se vivre comme une malédiction.
English synopsis: This is perhaps the most famous and most frequently adapted retelling of the ancient story of Phedre. In this version, Hippolytus is in love with the Princess Aricia, the only surviving member of the royal family Theseus supplanted. While Hippolytus and Arica plan their elopement, Phedre reveals her lust for Hippolytus. Theseus arrives home, and Phedre’s maid tells him that Hippolytus seduced his wife. Theseus banishes Hippolytus, and Phedre, jealous of her stepson’s love for the princess, does nothing to stop him. After witnessing Hippolytus and Arica together, Theseus begins to doubt the maid’s word, but cannot interrogate her because she has killed herself. Hippolytus is killed in a chariot accident; Phedre confesses to Theseus and drinks poison; Theseus adopts Aricia as his daughter.« less