Mithridates (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Jean Racine
- First Published: 1673
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Tragedy
- Time of Work: First century
- Setting: Nymphée, on the Bosporus
- Genres: Drama, Tragedy
- Subjects: History, Love or romance, Jealousy, envy, or resentment, Brothers, War, Kings, queens, or royalty, Tragedy, Greek or Roman times, Turkey or Turkish people
- Locales: Roman Empire, Rome, ancient, Ephesus, Asia Minor, ancient, Bosporus, Nymphée, ancient
Characters Discussed
Mithridates (mee-tree-DAHT), the king of Pontus, who has been fighting the Romans for forty years. At first, he is believed dead, but this rumor proves to be false. He is in love with Monime, a woman much younger than himself, and he is very jealous of his two sons, who are both also in love with Monime. His jealousy causes him to set up a plan whereby he can learn whom Monime really loves. In the end, he believes that both of his sons have betrayed him by joining his enemies, the Romans, and he kills himself. Before he dies, he learns that the older son...
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