EVERY ACT OF VIOLENCE INEVITABLY DEBASES SOCIETY AS A WHOLE: A CRITICAL OUTLOOK OF THE PLAY ‘ANDHA YUG’
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.53555/eijhss.v7i3.184Keywords:
acts, violence, society, revengeAbstract
The Revenge Saga or the tale of revenge is the main concern of the this article. Revenge is an attempt, at some cost or risk to oneself, to impose suffering upon those who have made one suffer, because they have made them suffer – is a universal phenomenon. It is considered that Mahabharata is a symbol of victory of truth over lies, but there are few incidents related to revenge. The epic from Indian mythology contains lots of hatred as well but, this does not take away the magic of this epic. Revenge is indeed a strong feeling in Mahabharata. The research paper here, gives its space to understand on how every act of violence inevitably debases society as a whole. The Blind Age, for the profound questions of darkness, blindness, complicity, and ignorance resonate at the core of the play and point out that the lack of vision characterizes not just individuals but entire eras.
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