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...Medea and Ramayana (Ancient World) World Literature Their generic form and conventions as related to or even as outcomes of their social, religious and political milieus OR a demonstration of the historical development of the genre Medea is a very old Greek myth revolving around the life of Medea who was from a royal family with her grandfather being the god of the sun and her father being the king. Medea also had a heroic husband Jason whom they had children with but later betrayed her and went ahead to marry another younger wife (Euripides, Svarlien and Mitchell-Boyask, 23). Ramayana is also an ancient literary work whose settings are in India and not Greek like Medea. It is a Hindu’s mythology of love...
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..., they share a common focus on philosophical questions pertaining to morality, choice (freewill) and chance (opportunity). This essay will argue that, though the two works are narrative stories set in ancient India, their scales, characters, themes and tones are dissimilar. The rest of this essay will flesh out this position. In Shakuntala, a salient philosophical debate is whether the titular character is a victim of misfortune (as in encountering an ill-tempered Sage Durvasa) or had let herself down (by living in her fantasies when Sage Durvasa visits her hermitage). Author Kalidasa doesn’t concern himself with answering this question, making it less philosophically investigative than the Ramayana. In...
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...that she truly had been faithful to Rama.
After ruling the land of Ayodhya for a thousand years, Rama realized he did not appreciate the life he was living, and wanted Sita. He left the palace, and continued walking until he reached the banks of the Sarayu. Rama entered the river and was taken to Heaven. The Ramayana was loved and praised by all, and Lava and Kusa continued to travel throughout India singing Valmiki's glorious poem about their father. "Wherever they went they said, 'Men who listen to the Ramayana will live a long life. They will be free of sins and will have many sons. Women who listen to the Ramayana will be blessed with children like Rama and his...
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...#261442 Ramayana and Mahabharata Ramayana and Mahabharata portray women whose lives are greatly affected and controlled by the society and the othercharacters particularly the males' perception of women in general.
Some women are viewed as immoral in both epics. In Mahabharata, Ahalya is punished for adultery, such as Seeta that although she is sinless she undergoes the test of purity. Pre-marital & post-wedlock sex are also not allowed, for instance, the story about a maiden with child in book VII.
In Ramayana, regaining virginity is important as influenced by other cultures. The immoral behavior of women affect the lives of children born in such union. Vyasa is fortunate to be brought up by a Brahmin which is the highest class... in the...
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...Kriitibasa, by Chandravati, and the eighteenth-century Kashmiri Ramayana of Divakar Prakash Bhatt. The many texts reflect the cultures in which they were written and differ from each other in myriad ways, including variances in character, stories, and motives. In 1979, a group of South Asian women presented a feminist, anti-neo-nazi version of the Ramayana in London, and in 1989, an elaborate production of the Ramayana was serialized on Indian television, achieving immense national popularity.
Plot and Major Characters
The Valmiki version of the Ramayana is a long, complex text, composed of nearly fifty thousand verses. There are many...
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...represents a person with no titles). Okonkwo is acutely aware of what it means to be a man in the Igbo tribe and is ashamed that someone might call him or his male relations agbala” (Things Fall Apart Gender Quotes). Okonkwo, the main male character in Things Fall Apart treated his wife as a servant. Because of his short temper and aggressive nature, his wife led a miserable life under fear. Okonkwo never allowed his wife to ask questions to him about any matters, including personal, social or family. Weak men in Ibo culture were insulted by others by calling them as women. For example, Okonkwo considered his father as a woman because of his laziness and carelessness. In a meeting which included so many...
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...fishracks. At the scenery of the fishracks, they feel at home. But, the next day the two older women prepare for colder weather ahead. At this time, they feel that they are much closed to be abandoned. Now, they begin to share their memories of their family and childhood. Ch’idzigyaak remembers the time the family left her grandmother behind and Sa’ remembers how she grew up more interested in what boys did than the girls and how her family accepted her. She tells Ch’idzigyaak, women spend their idle time telling stories and weaving rabbit fur blanket and clothing. In this very day, they capture a grouse and get a change of meat from rabbit squirrel and...
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... Political science Women Representation in Afghanistan Recently, there has been growing concerns on the inclusion of women in government operations. Women are being empowered to take up elected positions and represent ethnic minorities in diverse posts. Women representation is necessary to satisfy public policy itinerary, present women’s interests, and for the democratic sincerity of law-making bodies and organisations (Kawano and McGuire 34). In Afghanistan, women’s rights still linger in the margins despite being under the international community’s awareness. Women are still defenceless to the configurations of politics, male-controlled practices, military processes, religious radicalism, and commonplace uprisings (RAWA news 1... ). There...
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.... Justice must not only be done, but it must be practiced and seen. Therefore, washerman’s chance offensive remark, while Rama explores his city in disguise compels Sita to banish on accusation of being unchaste. She commits the crucial sacrifice of pleasing her mother earth who was the ever loving mother who opens her womb or bosom to appreciate her daughter regardless of the regal, legal or public opinion.
Bibliography
Shanti Sadan, The Ramayana of Valmiki translated by Hari Prasad Shastri, (Chepstow Villas,
London, 1962).... King Dasa-ratha, who is known to be the court keeper at Ayodhya, has four sons with different mothers. The Vishnu god gave heavenly liquor to all the wives of Kings for them to bring forth...
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...How Gender is Represented/Constructed/Performed in Public Spaces Introduction In this world today, the public spaces play quite a significant role in the economic and social life of the different communities of the world. Big town and major cities of the world have all kind of public spaces and meeting spaces which are quite significant social resources (Innes and Jones, 2006, p. 12). The public spaces in this context include places where people adversely converge; the street markets, street parks, playgrounds, residential areas, neighborhood areas, shopping stalls and the high streets. The public spaces also include the ‘micro spaces’; street corners and stairwells spaces that are characterized as...
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