Volume II Special Issue VII July 2022

Name of Author : Mrs. K Manjula

Title of the paper : Theatrical Dimensions in Girish Karnads Plays

Abstract: I here discuss the Theatrical Dimension of Girish Karnads Hayavadana and Nagamandala. The first and foremost reason is the want of a living theatre. It is a well-known fact that the real success of a play can be tested only on the stage. A playwright always needs a living theatre to put his work to an acid test, evaluate its total effect on the audience and there by get a chance to improve upon his previous performance. But, the history of evolution of the modern Indian theatre reveals how the Indian English playwright had to suffer for want of a regular living theatre in the country. This main handicap did not allow him to pursue play wright in a systematic and comprehensive way. The result is that most of the dramatists seem to have taken playwriting, not as a cause of the soul, but only as a light hobby, and they seem to write for the reader who could have some entertainment so far as his imagination could conjure up to necessary setting and visualize the action. Thus, it is no wonder that most of the play wrights did not bestow due thought on the stage ability of their plays.

Keywords : Plot, Character, Theme, Language, Spectacle

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Page Number : 41-43