3. Divison of Tagore’s DRAMATIC
CAREER
(1) PRE-GITANJALI PERIOD
(2) GITANJALI PERIOD
(3) POST GITANJALI PERIOD
4. The theme of LOVE in Tagore’s
Drama
“ we live in this world,when we love
it” ---Tagore(Inspiration Thoughts)
• LOVE in the drama CHITRA by Tagore
• “Chitra is a succinct Tagorean version of
kalidas’s Sakuntala-Iyengar
5. Continue……
Role of ATTRACTION in love.
• The theme of love in Tagore’s another drama
chandlika
Love is a favouring desire as,
“mother mother stop undo the spell now at once
undoit what have you done ?o,wicked,wicked
deed?better have died what a sight to see?where is
the lightand radiance,the shining purity,the
heavenly glow?how worn,how faded,has he come
to my door?bearng his self’s as a heavy burden,he
comes with drooping head”
6. The theme of FREEDOM in
Tagore’s play
“My freedom lies not in pursing
deta chment Armidst a thousand
fatters shall I Savour the taste of
freedom in delirious joys”
7. Dramas on the theme of Freedom by
Tagore
• (1)Dakghar-(the post office)
• (2)Achalayatan-(the Immovable)
• (3) Muktadhara-(The waterfall)
• (4)Raktarabi-(Red olenders)
8. The drama-Red olenders
• The theme of unscrupulous,capitalism
and human relationships.
• Expression of the Truth
• Play of both the good and evil working.
9. SOUNDS in Tagore’s Drama
• SOUNDS are not depends upon words.
• Example-
• Ding-dong
• Cry of curds curds curds
(The post office)
• The cascade –rhythmic ebb
• Use of “loci” and metaphor
