DEPICTION OF MORAL, ETHICAL AND EXISTENTIAL CRISIS IN THE PLAYS OF GIRISH KARNAD
DR. ALKESH DALAL & SUMAN LATA
ABSTRACT
The
paper talks about the depiction and presentation of different types of crisis
in the plays of the famous playwright, Girish Karnad, Karnad uses different
elements like masks, costumes, historical themes, folklores, etc., to portray
the social, ethical, political and existential crisis. He uses plots,
characters, places and values from past and molds them in a way appropriate for
discussing present day’s social and moral conflicts. He writes about past but
discusses and critics present. The paper provides ample examples of the
legendary skills of Karnad of depicting deep characters with the help of small
details like culture and time apt costumes, character magnifying masks and particular
vocabularies. It also provides citations and descriptions of how Karnad has
infused his plays with different types of conflicts and their solutions.