Tite et Bérénice

Bérénice is a tragedy by the French 17th-century playwright Jean Racine. It was first performed in 1670. Racine seems to have chosen the subject in competition with Pierre Corneille, who was working on his drama Tite et Bérénice at the same time. The subject was taken from the Roman historian Suetonius, who recounts the story of the Roman emperor Titus and Berenice of Cilicia, the sister of Herod Agrippa. Because Rome opposed their marriage, Titus had to renounce Berenice despite their love for each other. Racine raises t ...

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Pierre Corneille - Early Life and Plays. Corneille was born at Rouen, France, to Marthe le Pesant and Pierre Corneille (a minor administrative official). He was given a rigorous Jesuit education and then began to study law at eighteen. His practical legal endeavors were largely unsuccessful. Corneille’s father secured two magisterial posts for him with the Rouen department of Forests and Rivers. During his time with the department, he wrote his first play. It is unknown exactly when the writing took plac ...

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Pierre Corneille - From Corneille's Plays. "When we conquer without danger our triumph is without glory." – Le Cid "And the combat ceased, for want of combatants." - Le Cid "All evils are equal when they are extreme." - Horace "We read that we ought to forgive our enemies; but we do not read that we ought to forgive our friends." – Cinna "By speaking of our misfortunes we oft ...

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