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Bérénice

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Bérénice, tragic drama in five acts by Jean Racine, performed in 1670 and published in 1671. It is loosely based upon events following the death of the Roman emperor Vespasian in the 1st century ce.

BĂ©rĂ©nice is the story of a love triangle. Titus, who is to become the new emperor, and his friend Antiochus, king of Commagene, are both in love with BĂ©rĂ©nice, the queen of Palestine. Events conspire against them, and at the play’s end the three go their separate ways.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Kathleen Kuiper.