Elements of the short story The Letter Characters Coachman Ali – Father of Marian who kept on waiting in the post office for a letter from his daughter. * He used to be a good hunter who retired after his daughter Marian left Postmaster – The man who ignored Ali’s request. * He found a letter addressed to Coachman Ali and he realized Ali’s situation as a father Lakshmi Das – A clerk which Ali gave five Guineas and asked him a favor that the letter from Marian must be forwarded
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14 Life Lessons from Ramayana (1) Relationship between Dharma‚ Artha‚ Kama and Moksha Human life is consumed in chasing materialism (Artha) and sense pleasures (Kama). Ramayana makes it clear that these two pursuits should never be at the cost of Dharma (righteousness). In withholding dharma‚ both artha and Kama can be and must be sacrificed. The ultimate goal of life is Moksha (liberation) and it can be attained only by relinquishing Artha and Kama and by strictly following a life of Dharma
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temptresses and ideal wives in The Odyssey and The Ramayana. Though temptresses have more force‚ faithful wives always end up with the better lifestyle. Both The Odyssey and Ramayana portray women as ideal wives and temptresses. Soorpanaka‚ the temptress in Ramayana had fallen in love with Rama. Referring to Soorpanaka‚ "In the course of her wanderings‚ she saw Rama and fell in love and decided to seduce him by every art in her power"(Ramayana 70). This quote suggests that this demon-like character
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learn from myths. Whereas some are convinced that myths are nothing but old stories‚ others maintain that they are very important to our culture‚ and they serve as instructional purposes. The Epic of Gilgamesh‚ The Iliad‚ The Golden Compass‚ and Ramayana all have similar aspects in their stories that influence their respected cultures and we can learn what their purposes are structurally and societally. The Epic of Gilgamesh demonstrates love as a motivating force.
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based on an Indian epic called Ramayana‚ a story of courage‚ magic and humor. Ramayana consists of 18 books and 24‚000 verses divided into 500 songs according to its epic tale. In summary‚ the story basically revolves around Rama‚ the king of the land who was asked to be banished from their kingdom for 14 years with his beautiful wife Sita. Which was plotted by the mother of one of Rama’s 4 brothers to keep him from becoming the next king. Rama‚ the hero of the Ramayana‚ is one of most popular deities
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FEMALE CHARACTER IN THE EPIC STORIES ’PARADISE LOST’ AND ’THE RAMAYANA’ [Name of the Student] [Name of the Instructor] [Subject] [Date] ’The Ramayana’ and ’Paradise Lost’ hold stories of ancient times that tend to explain the existence of two different cultures in the present world. Milton‚ the author of ‘Paradise Lost‚’ concerns himself with the Christian story of the ‘Fall of man’ while Valmiki‚ the author of The Ramayana‚ tries to bring out an explanation to the goals of human
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Mythical Hero: Lord Rama What is a hero? In my opinion‚ I think a hero is a person who is admired for courage‚ his noble qualities‚ and a great warrior. Lord Rama was said to be the perfect being‚ as well as the perfect man‚ husband‚ brother‚ king‚ and obedient son. He is usually portrayed holding a bow and arrow‚ as an indicator that he is ready to fight off any evil or demons that he may come across or are put in his path. Along with his wife Sita‚ and his obedient brother Lakshmana‚ beside him
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What is the make up requirement for the characters ‘Rama’ and ‘Ravana’ in a Kathakali performance---The Ramayana by R. K. Narayan? ‘The Ramayana’ is considered as one of the great Hindu (Indian) epics of the fourth century BC that uses the performance style of the traditional Indian dance drama—Kathakali. Kathakali (literally‚ ‘story play’) is a type of total theatre‚ which is described as dance-drama. It performs dramatized stories in the form of combining dance‚ acting and music. Actors never
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Friends do have ever heard about such a fact which cannot be proved….? Here‚ I present you a truth of such kind and exactly similar. In the Holy Epic RAMAYANA‚ Brahmarshi Valmiki had tried to let us know many facts which are difficult to prove. We all know that When Goddess Sita was kidnapped‚ Lord Rama needed the help of Vanaras and in particular Lord Hanuma. And while searching Lord Hanuma and his co - vanaras reached the shore of Hindu Maha Samudra (Indian Ocean). Lord Hanuma
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Is Odysseus‚ the man that survived 20 years away from home and at sea‚ battling many monsters along the way‚ a hero? Is the man that displeased some gods‚ and killed others‚ a hero? According to the Greeks‚ he certainly is. According to the Highly Gifted Magnet‚ probably not. While to the Greeks he possessed all of the heroic qualities‚ such as cunningness‚ loyalty‚ hospitality and physical strength‚ to the Highly Gifted Magnet community‚ he meets all most all of our standards‚ which include intelligence
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