Phaedra by Jean Racine is a classic tragedy that explores the destructive power of passion fate and moral conflict Inspired by Greek mythology and the works of Euripides and Seneca the play follows Phaedra the wife of King Theseus who is consumed by an illicit and uncontrollable love for her stepson Hippolytus As she struggles with her forbidden desires deception and miscommunication lead to tragic consequences highlighting the inevitability of ...