Question

Who among the following earlier dramatized Jean Racine’s version of the myth ’Phaedra’ ?
(A) Moliere
(B) Euripides
(C) Jean Regnard
(D) Seneca
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) and (B) only
• (A) and (C) only
• (B) and (D) only
• (C) and (D) only

Hint:

Both Euripides and Seneca had a significant impact on the early dramatic portrayals of the Phaedra myth influencing future adaptations such as Racine’s version

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Euripides Hippolytus and Seneca’s Phaedra are early adaptations of the myth of Phaedra Jean Racine later dramatized the myth but Euripides and Seneca were the first to bring the myth to the stage