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Pharaoh (scene 4)

Pharaoh

also: Fáraó

Adam's incarnation in scene 4: an unnamed pharaoh of Egypt overseeing the building of the pyramids. The scene dramatizes the conflict between monumental ambition and human cost — Adam/Pharaoh is awakened to the slaves' suffering by hearing Eve's cry.

Reading notes

Mentioned in 3 works (56 mentions)

Correspondence letter · 2 mentions
Moses Drama · 43 mentions
The Tragedy of Man Drama · 11 mentions

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