'The Curse or Karna : An Impression of Sophocles in Five Acts' Play By T. P. Kailasam : Brief Discussion
Introduction : This blog is written as a part of the Thinking Activity assigned by Yesha Bhatt regarding T. P. Kailasam's five-act-play 'The Curse or Karna : An Impression of Sophocles in Five Acts' published in 1946.
In this blog, I will be referring to some key highlights of the play as asked in the activity.
Brief Discussion :
(1) Is 'moral conflict' or 'Hanartia' there in Karna’s character :
Answer : Yes, there is a tragic flaw in Karna’s character, he is overly generous, this feature in his character is mythologically held one of the greatest virtues a true Kshatriya must have and realistically it is the reason of his untimely death on the battlefield of Kurukshetra.
Karna being the great benevolent fighter hands over his divine shield and earrings which were immortal and unbroken to Indra disguised as a poor Brahmin. Having been without his immortal powers, Karna had to face death from Arjuna's arrows on the battlefield of Kurukshetra.
(2) Karna - The Voice of Subaltern.
Answer : Indeed Karna represents the subaltern identity of then time and is quite relevant to the present date as well. His sequence in the great epic 'Mahabharata' sets him apart from all the major characters as his characterization is made on the basis of how subaltern and downtrodden people were being - and have been as well - crushed and trampled over by elites and power-positioned people.
Karna being the great benevolent fighter hands over his divine shield and earrings which were immortal and unbroken to Indra disguised as a poor Brahmin. Having been without his immortal powers, Karna had to face death from Arjuna's arrows on the battlefield of Kurukshetra.
(3) Interpretation of Myths - Deconstruction.
Answer : Deconstruction as concept of reading ancient classics and mythological texts is proposed by French philosopher and one of the five Hermeneutic Mafias of Yale School of Deconstruction Sir Jacques Derrida.
In Deconstructive reading of myths, the reader "decentralizes" the narrator-motivated meaning or how the interpretation of the mythical text should be done, and thus the reader tries to "read absence" of what is kept in margins from the mainstream "over presence" of what is shown or depicted as in form of character, plot, event, or time.
Conclusion : The play remains as Matthew Arnold calls it the "touchstone" for assessing the subaltern identity, theme, motif, and character in the English Literary texts as well as other linguistically distinct literary texts throughout the world.
Thank you!
In this blog, I will be referring to some key highlights of the play as asked in the activity.
Brief Discussion :
(1) Is 'moral conflict' or 'Hanartia' there in Karna’s character :
Answer : Yes, there is a tragic flaw in Karna’s character, he is overly generous, this feature in his character is mythologically held one of the greatest virtues a true Kshatriya must have and realistically it is the reason of his untimely death on the battlefield of Kurukshetra.
(2) Karna - The Voice of Subaltern.
Answer : Indeed Karna represents the subaltern identity of then time and is quite relevant to the present date as well. His sequence in the great epic 'Mahabharata' sets him apart from all the major characters as his characterization is made on the basis of how subaltern and downtrodden people were being - and have been as well - crushed and trampled over by elites and power-positioned people.
Karna being the great benevolent fighter hands over his divine shield and earrings which were immortal and unbroken to Indra disguised as a poor Brahmin. Having been without his immortal powers, Karna had to face death from Arjuna's arrows on the battlefield of Kurukshetra.
Karna and his struggle to mark out his name in the list of brave warriors and he does so with the help of his own nerve rather than feeling ashamed as Kripacharya measures his worth for him being a Sootha child or low-born in social hierarchal structure called Varnavyavastha.
Answer : Deconstruction as concept of reading ancient classics and mythological texts is proposed by French philosopher and one of the five Hermeneutic Mafias of Yale School of Deconstruction Sir Jacques Derrida.
Conclusion : The play remains as Matthew Arnold calls it the "touchstone" for assessing the subaltern identity, theme, motif, and character in the English Literary texts as well as other linguistically distinct literary texts throughout the world.
Thank you!
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