Bérénice (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Jean Racine
- First Published: 1671
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Tragedy
- Time of Work: 79
- Setting: Rome
- Principal Characters: Titus, Bérénice, Antiochus, Paulin, Arsace, Phénice
- Genres: Drama, Tragedy
- Subjects: Love or romance, Duty, Kings, queens, or royalty, Greek or Roman times, Rome, Heads of state
- Locales: Rome, ancient
The Story:
The period of official mourning for the Emperor Vespasian had ended. His son Titus was to succeed to the throne, and the rumor was that he would marry Bérénice, the queen of Palestine, with whom he had long been in love. Antiochus, the war companion of Titus and a close friend, was also Bérénice’s faithful friend. Although he had been in love with her for five years, she had never responded to his feeling.
Antiochus, who had hoped that Titus would not marry Bérénice, went to see her for the last time before he left Rome. He gave orders to his confidant...
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