The second section of the Ramayana was incredibly slow at
parts, at least in my opinion. Some of
the stories were just a little too blah for my taste and I started to skim
through sections if I’m being completely honest. I tended to like the fluidity of the prose
versions of the stories, but I really enjoyed the dramatic language of the
verse versions. I think it would be fun
to weave the two together in some way.
At the very least, the dramatic language needs to be woven into the
prose version. I really liked the story arc from Shurpanakha and Rama to
Shurpanakha and Ravana. Those stories
would be fun to rewrite as one arc, maybe incorporating a little bit more trash
talk into the fight scene. I thought it
was hilarious that Rama basically tried to set his brother up with a demon
woman, but hey what are brothers for right?!
I also learned an awesome new word while I was reading:
circumambulate. If you break down the
word it’s easy to figure out what it means, which is to walk all the way around
something. I’m really going to try to
work this into a conversation at some point, so wish me luck!
Bibliography: Public Domain Ramayana, link to online source.
Image Info: Rama rejects Shurpanakha; Source: PDE Ramayana
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