Epics of India MLLL 4993

Sita on  Wikimedia Sita was to finally return to Rama after being held prisoner in Ravana’s palace for years. This was to be a beautiful reunion, as Rama had journeyed across the earth for his love, and had had much help along the way. He had encountered sages in many woods, called on the Birds to defeat the Serpents who had entangled him and his brother, and crossed the seas with the Bears and Monkeys to finally bring Sita home. A large crowd had gathered for this glorious reunion, but the atmosphere turned dark and accusatory even before Rama caught sight of Sita. He heard whisperings of Sita’s probable infidelity while incarcerated by Ravana, and these thoughts angered him. Instead of embracing his lovely wife and telling her kind words after so long apart, Rama’s face grew red as he approached Sita. Sita, who had expected her husband to be ecstatic for this encounter, was baffled by Rama’s temper. He demanded, “Sita, is what these people say true? Have you been unloyal...

Sitas Exile by Raja Ravi Varma on  Wikimedia Here, I have listed important names and events in the last section of the Ramayana. I was more than surprised by the ending, and am left wondering about Rama’s actions. Why go through war in order to rescue your wife only to accuse her of infidelity? I was disappointed that Sita felt the need to prove this to Rama by calling on the Fire-God. Then, when they are back in the kingdom and there is still talk that perhaps Sita was unfaithful, Rama agrees to banish her. I would have thought that this long, famous story would have a happy ending, especially after all the help that Rama received from various gods and animals. Sita’s story ends up being one of sorrow rather of joy. Her ending should be joyous after the ordeal of being kidnapped. Really, Sita was abandoned by the one who she put so much faith into save her, and so this tale is a tragedy. Relating to the writing style, I mentioned in my last section of notes that ...

Rama feeds Hanuman on  Wikimedia I decided to take notes on the Ramayana slightly differently for parts C and D than I did with parts A and B. Here, I haven’t separated my notes into the sections that the online reading has. I have tried to pick more important events to note here, as well as important names to remember. I noted the use of poems throughout the Ramayana in my last set of notes. I noticed this time that occasionally poems will have a paragraph or two before them explaining the action that is about to take place. This is a good way to both get the context and plot to come across clearly, as well as using poetry for a lyrical effect. Also, in the section on Sampati recalling his history, I liked that it was from his perspective. Writing one large story from different perspectives allows the reader to more easily identify with certain characters. After Sampati had finished speaking, there was a paragraph bringing the reader back to the current time ...