Paper 10 Presentation
- 1. Comparison between Hester Prynne and Shakuntala :- Heerva Bhatt M.A. Sem.3 Smt.S.B.Gardi. Department of English, Bhavnagar, MKBU.
- 2. Hester Prynne:- “The Scarlet Letter:A Romance”,and 1850 novel,It tells the story of Hester Prynne,who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance. As she struggles to raise her boisterous daughter,Pearl,on her own, the father of her child is revealed and is shown to be experiencing severe guilt. Hawthorne explores theme of legalism,sin and guilt.
- 3. • Hester Prynne is portrayed as a women condemned by her Puritan neighbours. • The Character has been called “among the first and most important female protagonists in American Literature.”
- 4. Shakuntala :- • In Hinduism Shakuntala is the wife of Dushyant and the mother of Emperor Bharata. • Her story is told in the Mahabharata and dramatized by many writers,the most famous adaptation being Kalidasa’s play “Abhigyanshakuntalam”.
- 5. Comparison :- Shakuntala is “a tale of human frailty and sorrow.” located in social and cultural contexts vastly dissimilar. While The Scarlet Letter probes the moral and psychological effects of sin. Shakuntala is a romance and The Scarlet Letter gloomy in tone and atmosphere. They both are women of great beauty.
- 6. They both make an overpowering impact on their lovers. Shakuntala and Hester are of an impulsive and passionate nature and give themselves unreservedly to the men they love. Hester and Shakuntala both becomes a sinner in the eyes of society.
- 7. Hester and Shakuntala are equally generous and forgiving towards their lovers. Both Shakuntala and Hester bear adversity and public disgrace with remarkable courage,showing grace under pressure.
- 8. Conclusion :- Kalidasa and Hawthorne both described the characters Shakuntala and Hester Prynne very well in their works.Shakuntala and Hester both are similar as well as dissimilar in many ways.