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Sarah Kane’s Phaedra’s Love can be described as a prominent play written in a chaotic time since it narrates the story of violence and power reflecting the dark background of society. She makes readers aware of social corruption through the in-yer-face theatre. It addresses the most primitive instinct of humanity (violence), to constitute an atmosphere in which the audience faces grim realities of life. Sarah Kane distinguishes herself from previous playwrights by presenting the realities. The writer also assigns significant roles to the characters to deal with problems they have, and they make their own choice by bringing about violence, committing suicide, and rape. From this angle, it is possible to analyse Phaedra’s Love from the Foucauldian approach concentrating on the relationship between violence and power. Therefore, this study aims to examine the concept of violence and power by applying the Foucauldian approach in Sarah Kane’s sensational play, Phaedra’s Love.