Topic Character Analysis of in 'The purpose' and in 'The Mahabharata'
Paper 4 Indian English Literature
Name Gohil jyotiba P
Roll no 51
Class sem 1
Submitted to Dr.Dilip Barad.
Character Analysis of in The purpose and in The Mahabharata.
Introduction. T.p.kailasam.
T.p.ksilasam was born 1884 Bangalore,India.He was a prominent writer of Kannada literature.He also contributed to Kannada theatre.He was also called as one and only kailasam for Kannada.He was contributed to local theatre.He was invited as chair person at Kannada sagitta samelana.He was in happy with modern use of Kannada language.He not only written buy also write poems.
His English plays.
Fulfilment,
Purpose,
The Brahmin's curse.
His poems.
Mother-love,The Dramatist,the lake,a monologue,the recipe,the Artist,Drona,krishna,subhadra,kaikeyee.His one of the most famous plays 'The purpose'.
Full title The purpose.
A playlet of Eklavya published in 1944.He dedicates this play he writes that
'Dedicated in all Humility to my youthful Brothers of my mother land in Happy memory of my youthful years.
Person of the play.
Bheeshma,
Arjuna,
Nakul,
Sahadeva,Bheeshma's Grandchild
Eklavya A Nishaada (Non Arya) Boy.
From Acharya
Period.The Said parva of the Mahabharata.
Here he presents the same scene from the myth in a different way.The play is made of two acts.The second act starts after six years.When the plays opens we will find Guruji Dronaachary giving lessons of archery.In the very beginning we will find sahadeva learning archery from Guruji.He was just a little boy so he tried his best to lift up the bow but he the bow was bigger than the boy so he was failed to lift that bow and then the play process we will find totally different play from the myth.In the mythical Mahabharata we find Eklavya Nobel person,even the protagonist of the play.Arjuna was also Nobel person but here we will find Eklavya more Nobel than Arjuna and mythical Eklavya.It shows the skills of the writers that how skillfully and under his control his break the myth.
Critical Analysis characters
Comparison between Mythical characters and the characters in the play.
In this play the writer gives his own twist and turn so the play differed from many mythic like.
The character of Arjuna
In this play we will find Arjuna as an ambitious boy as he was in the Indian epic poem.we will find Arjuna arguing against his gurugi,and his hatred for Eklavya.Here we finds Arjuna becomes Happy and even careless whatever Eklavya with no important for him because his Guruji promised to his Thaathaajee(Bheeshma)he will make Arjuna the greatest archer in the world.He wants to satisfy his ego.He is shown as an egoist person in the play.
Mythical Arjuna was so loving and caring person that he never tried to hate anyone.Myth says that Arjuna was so Nobel person that he also regretted when Eklavya cut his right hand 's thumb give it to his Guruji.
The character of Eklavya.
In the myth it is said that Eklavya cut his right hand 's thumb because his Guruji order him to give his thumb so that he can fulfill his promise which he gave to Bheeshma.He wants to saw Arjuna as best archer in the world.In the myth it is also said that after giving his thumb he never regret.
In the play Eklavya himself cut his right hand 's thumb because Arjuna was questing Guruji so much.so save the pride of Guruji he cut his thumb.Where as here after giving his thumb he cries a lot that for whom he sacrifices?To save his Guruji's pride he sacrifices for Arjuna indirectly.He is show more focused than Arjuna in the play.
He learn archery very well that even Guru Dronaachary when show his Archery he was amazed by his skill of learning.Guru Dronaachary never taught him how to learn archery.Eklavya develops this skill while Guruji was teaching to Arjuna.
First Eklavya was failed to recognize Guruji but then he recognize him and said that you are myGuru at that Arjuna blamed Guruji that secretly you taught that Nishaada boy the skill of archery.His aim of learning archery was Nobel one.He wants to save all those animals life who were weaker and also he wants to learn because he was living in the forest with his mother and every night the wild animals disturb their sleep sometimes he and his mother spend sleeless nights in the forest.So hid aim was Nobel to learn archery.But in anger he lost everything.His father was died while serving at a war.
Character of Dronaachary.
Like the other characters Guru Dronaachary is also different from the Mythical character of Dronaachary.
In the play Guru Dronaachary to teach archery to Eklavya because was to be long to Attain community.It shoes that how partial he was.We can also see him for conditioning the mind of the little prices.It is given in the play that once when sahadeva was failed to lift up that bow and complained about it to Guruji at that time Guru speaks this line
"Bow too big for you? But my little man you seem to forget you are a Kshatriya!Why no bow in the world is really too big for a Kshatriya not only to lift up but also to bend.
We can also see a good side of him when Eklavya came to him and asks him to teach archery at that time for a while he was regret because he wanted to learn him but because he was a Nishaada boy he can't and other reason was that if he will learn him archery then what about his promise which he give to Bheeshma.
According to mythical character of Dronaachary order Eklavya to give his right hand 's thumb as his Guru's fee.
Character of Bheeshma.
This is another character important character of the myth and of the play.We can also see differences between the myth and play.
Bheeshma is the grand father of the prices of Hastinapur.He loves Arjuna so much in the myth also and in the play also.
May be because he can see his child hood in him.
In the mythical character we will never find a minor weakness in this character,but here in the play we can see that he is now so much tiered of from his life.Mythical character of Bheeshma never said that now I want a long rest of my life(symbolically death) but here we can see him that now he is tiered by mind,by body and also by soul.Now he want a long rest(death)so he want to see his kingdom in the safe hands so.
Pressures Guruji to train the princes ad Early as possible.It is also shown in the play that once when he asked the process of learning of the prices to his Guruji,their Guruji reply that steadily and slowly at that time he becomes so angery and speaks lines,'slowly? But it must no be 'slowly' forgive me,
Guruji but the sooner they are fitted for the purpose which is no more than haze to me,the sooner shall we both earn the rest that I am tired Guruji tired of body,mind,soul.I want rest a long and final rest!'
The minor characters
It is true that Arjuna and Eklavya play a vital role in this play but there are also some other characters like Nakul,and Sahadeva.Here In the play they don't much but in the myth they play a vital role.so because we are watching this play according to kailasam so we don't know much about these characters.
So,we can say that mythical characters and the characters presented in the play quite different from each other.As we know that kailasam is known for his static writing.
Paper 4 Indian English Literature
Name Gohil jyotiba P
Roll no 51
Class sem 1
Submitted to Dr.Dilip Barad.
Character Analysis of in The purpose and in The Mahabharata.
Introduction. T.p.kailasam.
T.p.ksilasam was born 1884 Bangalore,India.He was a prominent writer of Kannada literature.He also contributed to Kannada theatre.He was also called as one and only kailasam for Kannada.He was contributed to local theatre.He was invited as chair person at Kannada sagitta samelana.He was in happy with modern use of Kannada language.He not only written buy also write poems.
His English plays.
Fulfilment,
Purpose,
The Brahmin's curse.
His poems.
Mother-love,The Dramatist,the lake,a monologue,the recipe,the Artist,Drona,krishna,subhadra,kaikeyee.His one of the most famous plays 'The purpose'.
Full title The purpose.
A playlet of Eklavya published in 1944.He dedicates this play he writes that
'Dedicated in all Humility to my youthful Brothers of my mother land in Happy memory of my youthful years.
Person of the play.
Bheeshma,
Arjuna,
Nakul,
Sahadeva,Bheeshma's Grandchild
Eklavya A Nishaada (Non Arya) Boy.
From Acharya
Period.The Said parva of the Mahabharata.
Here he presents the same scene from the myth in a different way.The play is made of two acts.The second act starts after six years.When the plays opens we will find Guruji Dronaachary giving lessons of archery.In the very beginning we will find sahadeva learning archery from Guruji.He was just a little boy so he tried his best to lift up the bow but he the bow was bigger than the boy so he was failed to lift that bow and then the play process we will find totally different play from the myth.In the mythical Mahabharata we find Eklavya Nobel person,even the protagonist of the play.Arjuna was also Nobel person but here we will find Eklavya more Nobel than Arjuna and mythical Eklavya.It shows the skills of the writers that how skillfully and under his control his break the myth.
Critical Analysis characters
Comparison between Mythical characters and the characters in the play.
In this play the writer gives his own twist and turn so the play differed from many mythic like.
The character of Arjuna
In this play we will find Arjuna as an ambitious boy as he was in the Indian epic poem.we will find Arjuna arguing against his gurugi,and his hatred for Eklavya.Here we finds Arjuna becomes Happy and even careless whatever Eklavya with no important for him because his Guruji promised to his Thaathaajee(Bheeshma)he will make Arjuna the greatest archer in the world.He wants to satisfy his ego.He is shown as an egoist person in the play.
Mythical Arjuna was so loving and caring person that he never tried to hate anyone.Myth says that Arjuna was so Nobel person that he also regretted when Eklavya cut his right hand 's thumb give it to his Guruji.
The character of Eklavya.
In the myth it is said that Eklavya cut his right hand 's thumb because his Guruji order him to give his thumb so that he can fulfill his promise which he gave to Bheeshma.He wants to saw Arjuna as best archer in the world.In the myth it is also said that after giving his thumb he never regret.
In the play Eklavya himself cut his right hand 's thumb because Arjuna was questing Guruji so much.so save the pride of Guruji he cut his thumb.Where as here after giving his thumb he cries a lot that for whom he sacrifices?To save his Guruji's pride he sacrifices for Arjuna indirectly.He is show more focused than Arjuna in the play.
He learn archery very well that even Guru Dronaachary when show his Archery he was amazed by his skill of learning.Guru Dronaachary never taught him how to learn archery.Eklavya develops this skill while Guruji was teaching to Arjuna.
First Eklavya was failed to recognize Guruji but then he recognize him and said that you are myGuru at that Arjuna blamed Guruji that secretly you taught that Nishaada boy the skill of archery.His aim of learning archery was Nobel one.He wants to save all those animals life who were weaker and also he wants to learn because he was living in the forest with his mother and every night the wild animals disturb their sleep sometimes he and his mother spend sleeless nights in the forest.So hid aim was Nobel to learn archery.But in anger he lost everything.His father was died while serving at a war.
Character of Dronaachary.
Like the other characters Guru Dronaachary is also different from the Mythical character of Dronaachary.
In the play Guru Dronaachary to teach archery to Eklavya because was to be long to Attain community.It shoes that how partial he was.We can also see him for conditioning the mind of the little prices.It is given in the play that once when sahadeva was failed to lift up that bow and complained about it to Guruji at that time Guru speaks this line
"Bow too big for you? But my little man you seem to forget you are a Kshatriya!Why no bow in the world is really too big for a Kshatriya not only to lift up but also to bend.
We can also see a good side of him when Eklavya came to him and asks him to teach archery at that time for a while he was regret because he wanted to learn him but because he was a Nishaada boy he can't and other reason was that if he will learn him archery then what about his promise which he give to Bheeshma.
According to mythical character of Dronaachary order Eklavya to give his right hand 's thumb as his Guru's fee.
Character of Bheeshma.
This is another character important character of the myth and of the play.We can also see differences between the myth and play.
Bheeshma is the grand father of the prices of Hastinapur.He loves Arjuna so much in the myth also and in the play also.
May be because he can see his child hood in him.
In the mythical character we will never find a minor weakness in this character,but here in the play we can see that he is now so much tiered of from his life.Mythical character of Bheeshma never said that now I want a long rest of my life(symbolically death) but here we can see him that now he is tiered by mind,by body and also by soul.Now he want a long rest(death)so he want to see his kingdom in the safe hands so.
Pressures Guruji to train the princes ad Early as possible.It is also shown in the play that once when he asked the process of learning of the prices to his Guruji,their Guruji reply that steadily and slowly at that time he becomes so angery and speaks lines,'slowly? But it must no be 'slowly' forgive me,
Guruji but the sooner they are fitted for the purpose which is no more than haze to me,the sooner shall we both earn the rest that I am tired Guruji tired of body,mind,soul.I want rest a long and final rest!'
The minor characters
It is true that Arjuna and Eklavya play a vital role in this play but there are also some other characters like Nakul,and Sahadeva.Here In the play they don't much but in the myth they play a vital role.so because we are watching this play according to kailasam so we don't know much about these characters.
So,we can say that mythical characters and the characters presented in the play quite different from each other.As we know that kailasam is known for his static writing.
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