Phaedra Questions are discussed.

Various questions about the play are explored:

1. Does this play display verisimilitude by displaying each of its three components (reality, morality, and universality)?

2. Is this play "regular"? Meaning, does it have the proper characteristics for its genre and avoid mixing genre's.

3. Does this play follow the rule of decorum?

4. Does this play fulfill the dual function of theatre?

5. Does the play have the proper number of acts?

6. Does the play follow the three unities? (unity of time, unity of place, and unity of action)

7. Overall, how well do you think this play meets the neoclassical ideal?