" This playwright came out of retirement to write two Old Testament plays for the Madame de Maintenon, (*) Esther and Athalie.
This author deemed Classical tragedy "a school in which virtue was taught not less well than in the schools of the philosophers." This author was known for his small vocabulary and simple diction, depicting characters "trapped" by passion. One of his characters declares "like virtue, crime has its degrees." This playwright came out of retirement to write two Old Testament plays for the Madame de Maintenon, (*) Esther and Athalie. In Act 5 of one of his plays, TheramÃ¨ne describes the protagonist's horses running into the sea after being attacked by a sea monster. This playwright wrote a classic alexandrine describing a title character as"daughter of Minos and PasiphÃ¤e." That play introduces the character Aricie, whose love Hippolytus is incestuously loved by the title character. For 10 points, name this 17thÂ­century French tragedian who wrote PhÃ¨dre.
This author deemed Classical tragedy "a school in which virtue was taught not less well than in the schools of the philosophers.
Jean (Baptiste)  Racine 