Bérénice (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Jean Racine
- First Published: 1671
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Tragedy
- Time of Work: 79 c.e.
- Genres: Drama, Tragedy
- Subjects: Love or romance, Duty, Kings, queens, or royalty, Greek or Roman times, Rome, Heads of state
- Locales: Rome, ancient
Places Discussed
Titus’s palace. Residence of Roman emperor Titus in Rome. Although such a place existed, the play’s action takes place entirely within a fictional chamber between the apartments of Titus and those of Bérénice, the queen of Palestine. The halls of the palace are described as furnished with splendor and so, therefore, is this chamber. It is stately and withdrawn from the rest of the palace so that Titus and Bérénice can meet privately. It has three doors, one to Titus’s apartments, another to Bérénice’s, and a third for the entrance and exit of...
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