Project Gutenberg 2008-12-25 Public domain in the USA. 113 Racine, Jean 1639 1699 Racine, Jean Baptiste Mithridate Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithridate_(Racine) Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithridate_(Racine) Produced by Daniel Fromont "Mithridate" by Jean Racine is a tragedy written in the late 17th century. The play explores themes of power, betrayal, and familial conflict through the story of Mithridate, the king of Pontus, and his doomed relationship with his sons Xipharès and Pharnace. Central to the narrative is Monime, the queen, who becomes the object of contention between the two brothers amidst a backdrop of political turmoil and personal vendettas. The opening of the play establishes the dramatic tension set against the backdrop of Mithridate's recent defeat by the Romans and the ensuing struggles within his family. Xipharès expresses his loyalty to his father, while harboring feelings for Monime, who has been promised to Mithridate. Meanwhile, Pharnace, conflicted yet ambitious, is depicted as both a rival and a schemer, seeking to win over Monime for himself while cunningly manipulating the royal family dynamics. Throughout this act, the seeds of distrust are sown, revealing the fractures in the royal family and the complexity of duty versus personal desire, setting the stage for the unfolding tragedy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr Tragedies (Drama) Mithridates VI Eupator, King of Pontus, approximately 132 B.C.-63 B.C. -- Drama PQ Text Opera FR Théâtre Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: French Literature 143270 2025-07-11T10:08:15.394297 text/html 143083 2025-01-11T14:08:10.023873 text/html 112263 2025-07-11T10:08:20.567288 application/epub+zip 112879 2025-07-11T10:08:17.159299 application/epub+zip 112879 2025-07-11T10:08:16.081327 application/epub+zip 218251 2025-07-11T10:08:22.675265 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 201685 2025-07-11T10:08:19.828294 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 172164 2022-09-13T03:39:28.902923 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 113831 2025-07-11T10:08:15.134346 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 111719 2021-01-04T13:47:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19045 2025-07-11T10:08:22.798266 application/rdf+xml 11105 2025-07-11T10:08:16.552307 image/jpeg 2976 2025-07-11T10:08:16.315383 image/jpeg 42226 2021-01-04T13:47:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 110030 2025-07-11T10:08:15.405328 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia