• Dr. Alka Jain

The research paper undertakes to study Girish Karnad’s play, The Fire and the Rain, and identify element of reality in its mythical and fictional structure. The paper intends to examine and explore the myth of weakness, with reference to the female characters. Karnad makes extensive use of myths in The Fire and the Rain, myths, which are replete with human and divine weakness. The paper aims to study human weakness beyond the peripherals of its mythical characterization- as universal, eternal truths transcending the boundaries of culture and space. Karnad portrays characters who are disabled by their weaknesses when pitted against strong patriarchal forces and social prejudices. Their weakness is identifiable in the thoughts, actions, and attitude of the characters in the play. The myth of gender is real and integral to human society. The paper examines how Karnad arms his females to deal with their debilitating weaknesses. The paper thus undertakes to examine the playwright’s depiction and justification of human weakness as a reality and not a myth.

GENDER, myth, feminism, weakness is a reality, Karnad, society, crisis of values, women, modernity

"The Myth of Weakness in Karnad’s The Fire and the Rain", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no.14-19, December-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812603.pdf

"The Myth of Weakness in Karnad’s The Fire and the Rain", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no. pp14-19, December-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812603.pdf