Phaidra: 5-näytöksinen runomittainen murhenäytelmä

The tragedy portrays a queen who, tormented by an illicit passion for her husband's son, struggles between shame and desire as her nurse urges disclosure and counsel turns to deception. The young man, devoted to another noblewoman, rejects her advances and resolves to leave, while the ruler's prolonged absence amplifies fear and jealousy. A false accusation is set in motion, provoking a devastating divine or paternal curse that brings violent death upon the accused. In the aftermath the queen reveals her guilt and takes her own life, leaving surviving characters to confront ruin, grief, and the consequences of pride and misplaced love.