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Œuvres de P. Corneille, Tome 07

Chapter 80: IN TITO.
By Pierre Corneille
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A classical tragedy in verse that explores the collision of public duty and private desire. Set in an ancient court, it interweaves political rivalry and marriage negotiations as rulers, military leaders, and their families confront competing claims of honor, ambition, and affection. Scenes move between counsel, persuasion, and intimate conversation, revealing shifting loyalties and moral dilemmas. The dramatic structure escalates tensions and forces decisive choices, with consequences that emphasize the burdens and human costs of power.

EXTRAIT DE XIPHILIN
XIPHILINUS EX DIONE
IN VESPASIANO,
GUILLELMO BLANCO INTERPRETE [204].

Vespasianus a senatu absens imperator creatur, Titusque et Domitianus Cæsares designantur.

Domitianus animum ad amorem Domitiæ filiæ Corbulonis applicaverat, eamque, a Lucio Lamio Æmiliano viro ejus abductam, secum habebat in numero amicarum, eamdemque postea uxorem duxit.

Per id tempus Berenice maxime florebat, ob eamque causam cum Agrippa fratre Romam venit. Is prætoriis honoribus auctus est; ipsa habitavit in palatio, cœpitque cum Tito coire. Spes erat eam Tito nuptum iri; jam enim omnia, ut si esset uxor, gerebat. Sed Titus, quum intelligeret populum Romanum id moleste ferre, eam repudiavit, præsertim quod de iis rebus magni rumores [205] perferrentur.

IN TITO.

Titus, ex quo tempore principatum solus obtinuit, nec cædes fecit, nec amoribus inservivit; sed comis, quamvis insidiis peteretur, et continens, Berenice licet in urbem reversa, fuit.

Titus moriens se unius tantum rei pœnitere dixit: id autem quid esset non aperuit, nec quisquam certo novit, aliud aliis conjicientibus. Constans fama fuit, ut nonnulli tradunt, quod Domitiam uxorem fratris habuisset. Alii putant, quibus ego assentior, quod Domitianum, a quo certo sciebat sibi insidias parari, non interfecisset, sed id ab eo pati maluisset, et quod traderet imperium romanum tali viro.