Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:earthquake
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Hippolytus
gptkb:Phaedra |
| gptkbp:adaptation |
Racine's ' Phèdre'
|
| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Seneca_the_Younger
|
| gptkbp:based_on |
gptkb:mythological_figure
|
| gptkbp:character_development |
Hippolytus's noble character
Phaedra's tragic arc Theseus's flawed judgment |
| gptkbp:character_relationships |
Hippolytus is the son of Theseus
Phaedra is the wife of Theseus Phaedra loves Hippolytus |
| gptkbp:conflict |
Hippolytus's rejection of Phaedra
Phaedra's unrequited love Theseus's anger |
| gptkbp:critical_reception |
considered a classic
analyzed for its themes performed in academic settings |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
performed in theaters worldwide
studied in literature courses influenced modern adaptations |
| gptkbp:first_performance |
1st century AD
|
| gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:earthquake
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Seneca's play ' Phaedra'
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| gptkbp:influence |
gptkb:French_classical_tragedy
|
| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Latin
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
influenced playwrights
adapted into operas part of the Western literary canon |
| gptkbp:literary_devices |
gptkb:literary_work
dramatic irony imagery foreshadowing soliloquy |
| gptkbp:main_character |
gptkb:Hippolytus
gptkb:Phaedra gptkb:Theseus |
| gptkbp:motif |
gptkb:cemetery
desire guilt |
| gptkbp:notable_quote |
' I am a woman, and I am in love.'
|
| gptkbp:performance |
performed in ancient Rome
revived in the Renaissance |
| gptkbp:published_by |
circa 1st century AD
|
| gptkbp:setting |
gptkb:Ancient_Greece
|
| gptkbp:style |
philosophical
rhetorical |
| gptkbp:symbolism |
the chariot as a symbol of destruction
the forest as a symbol of desire the sea as a symbol of fate |
| gptkbp:theme |
gptkb:betrayal
gptkb:Order passion |