Phaedra, Jean Racine
In Phaedra, Jean Racine allows the characters passions to be their downfalls. Jean Racine lived during the Age of Enlightenment. This period styled itself by making choices based on reason. By allowing the characters to be at fault by their own passions, Racine depicts the Enlightenment periods theme of passion versus reason. Phaedra amplifies the … Read more
