Aricia's confidante Isemene tells Aricia that she noticed Hyppolitus' feelings for her. While Oenone, Phaedra's confidante, and Phaedra talk the news about Theseus' alleged drowning comes. Soon after she married Theseus Phaedra fell in love with her stepson, started acting like she hated him and she went so far that she had his banishment from Troezen arranged. Unfortunately, his father banned the weeding because Aricia's ancestors tried to stop Theseus' illegitimate son to come to the throne of Athena.Īs the conversation continues the true reason for Phaedra's hatred for Hippolytus is revealed. He admits he wasn't leaving town because his stepmother Phaedra's hatred but because he was in love with a girl named Aricia. In the conversation led by Theramenes and Hyppolytus we find out that Hippolytus mother treated him like an enemy and as soon as she married Theseus she made sure he was banished from the Troezen. Six months had passed since Theseus, the king of Athena, left Troezen and no-one heard about him since. Minos wanted to hide his shame so he banished Minotaur to the Labyrinth where he demanded oblation. In the end, she merged with a bull and had Minotaur. It is about the destiny of a woman dissatisfied with her marriage. Unlike Minos who symbolizes light, Pasiphaë is the synonym for a sinner. Phaedra is the daughter of Pasiphaë and Minos who represents strong moral principles. The mixture of feelings and hope create strong and negative feelings within the main character, which cause her anger, desperation, jealousy, malice, and hatred.
The first one is the lust of an older woman for a younger man that doesn't feel the same about her and fancies another woman. There are a few reasons for Phaedra's tragic faith.
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