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"Œnone is ultimately responsible for the tragic outcome of Phèdre." Discuss.
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"Œnone is ultimately responsible for the tragic outcome of Phèdre." Discuss. Classical tragedy is drama of elevated theme and diction with an unhappy ending. It must obey the three unities of time, place and action. Tragic characters have a fatal flaw that leads to their downfall. Phèdre is an example of such a play. The drama begins close to crisis point, with Phèdre's cursed love already causing her anguish. The play's tragic outcome culminates in the death of three characters: Thésée's falsely condemned son, Hippolyte, Phèdre's nurse and confidante, Œnone, who kills herself accepting the blame for the tragedy, and Phèdre, who poisons herself as she tells Thésée that Hippolyte died an innocent man. Thésée is left with the knowledge that his hasty, hot-tempered condemnation of his son led to his unnecessary death and Thésée, Théramène and Aricie are all left with feelings of grief. A further side to the tragedy...
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