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Quotation from Phaedra by Jean Racine

“I hate my life, and hold my love in horror”

Jean Racine (spoken by Phaedra)

Phaedra, Act I, Scene III, trans. Robert Bruce Boswell (published before 1910)

The close of her confession: Phaedra judges her passion as clearly as any moralist, which is what makes her tragedy one of the will rather than of ignorance.

Citation: "I hate my life, and hold my love in horror" — Jean Racine, Phaedra, Act I, Scene III, trans. Robert Bruce Boswell (published before 1910). (id racine-phaedra-q4)

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