We cannot change our destiny," as evidence of un-Christian fatalism.
James and Jorndorf dispute Jansenist readings of this play, citing the lines "You are in love. We cannot change our destiny," as evidence of un-Christian fatalism. In this play's preface, its author justifies its genre, calling it "a school in which virtue was taught not less well than in the schools of the philosophers." A character in this play asserts that "the day is not purer than the depths of my heart" after his abandoned sword is used to accuse him of a crime. Another character in this play mourns her six dead brothers killed by her lover's father, who adopts her as his daughter in its final line. The first line in this play, "I am leaving," is spoken to Theramenes (thair-uh-MEE-nees) by a man who wants to escape Troezen ("treason") and is in love with Ismene's (iz-MEE-nee's) friend Aricia. In this play's final act, that man is killed by a half-bull, half-dragon creature sent by Neptune, and Oenone (ee-NOH-nee) drowns herself over the guilt of having falsely accused him of raping his stepmother, who admits his innocence as she dies by poison. For 10 points, name this French tragedy about the title character's love for Theseus's son Hippolytus, a work by Jean Racine.
James and Jorndorf dispute Jansenist readings of this play, citing the lines "You are in love.
Phèdre [or Phaedra]