Britannicus

action Agrippine Agrippine's Albine already amour Andromaque appears audience become Britannicus Burrhus career César character characters claims Claudius clear climax cœur commentary concerned conflict contemporary Corneille Corneille's crime critics d'Agrippine death desire dramatic dramatist earlier early edition Emperor events fact fear First performance further Germanicus give given good great hand historical hope and fear Hôtel de Bourgogne human imperial j'ai Jansenist jealousy Jean Racine Junie Junie's l'Empereur later less life love Madame made make means merely mind Mithridate modern French mother movement murder Narcisse Nero Nero's Néron no doubt note Octavie order Pallas perhaps personal play pleurs poetic political Port-Royal power preface present public published Racine Racine's reader reference relationship Roman Rome seems Seigneur Sénèque sense Sertorius significance Silanus situation spectator spite stage struggle subject Tacitus Tacitus Annals theatrical three time tragedy tragic view wish work world years yeux young