Phedre illustrates the attitude of men toward women in the Age of Reason and political Absolutism, in which men represent logic, order, and strength while women represent emotions, weakness, and disorder.
Using evidence from the play, discuss how Racine's Phedre reinforces the stereotype of woman as a destructive force in nature, known as a femme fatale.
Your response should be at least 750 words in length
Use MLA format for any quotations or citations that you use to support your answer
NO Plagiarism
Three common types of plagiarism you need to be aware of as a student:
Recycling a paper; "double-dipping"; self-plagiarism: Reusing a paper you have written for a previous course
Copying directly from a source without proper quotations or paraphrasing: When you try to pass something off as your own work
Not using proper citations
According to the Academic Integrity and Academic Dishonesty Handbook:
Your paper should have at least 80% of your own original thought, not "borrowed, paraphrased [or] quoted" from material pulled from the Internet, articles, journals, books, etc. Your thoughts, not someone else's!