The dramatist has divided the play Bravely Fought the Queen in three acts with titles for each. The title of the first act is ‘The Women ‘deals with the women characters in the play who are Baa, a widow and the mother of Jitin and Nitin, Dolly, wife of Jiten, Alka, wife of Nitin, Daksha, daughter of Dolly and Jiten, Lalita, wife of Sridhar, an employee in Nitin and Jitin’s advertising agency. Act II is titled as ‘The Men’ which is dominated by men characters of the play as Jitin, Baa’s elder son,Nitin, Baa’s younger son; Sridhar, an employee in Jiten and Nitin’s office and Praful, brother of Dolly and Alka. Act III is titled as ‘Free to All’ is the combination of the activities of the men and women characters.
‘Free for All’ the title of act three in Bravely Fought the Queen is suggestive and symbolic. The characters …show more content…
Her pattern of brave and manly stand is inverted in Dattani’s play. The women characters are like the bonsai having a decorative existence.
The title of the play Bravely Fought the Queen has been taken from the poem “khoob ladi mardani woh toh Jhansi waali rani thi”, in which the courage and bravery of Jhansi raani has been attributed as manly by the poet. Thus, just like the queen, both Alka and Dolly are fighting their own battles within their homes and relationships. Through this story, Dhattani focuses on women’s longing for love and freedom and their struggle that they undergo in the play.
The title of the play Bravely Fought the Queen is used in an ironic way showing domestic struggle of the women of the Trivedi family. Dolly and Alka suffer but not passively. When the situations go beyond endurance, they fight back to free themselves from the burden of marginalization and oppression. They take weapon in their hands to show their resistance and that they are not subordinate to their male counterparts. Alka is the fine example of
‘Free for All’ the title of act three in Bravely Fought the Queen is suggestive and symbolic. The characters …show more content…
Her pattern of brave and manly stand is inverted in Dattani’s play. The women characters are like the bonsai having a decorative existence.
The title of the play Bravely Fought the Queen has been taken from the poem “khoob ladi mardani woh toh Jhansi waali rani thi”, in which the courage and bravery of Jhansi raani has been attributed as manly by the poet. Thus, just like the queen, both Alka and Dolly are fighting their own battles within their homes and relationships. Through this story, Dhattani focuses on women’s longing for love and freedom and their struggle that they undergo in the play.
The title of the play Bravely Fought the Queen is used in an ironic way showing domestic struggle of the women of the Trivedi family. Dolly and Alka suffer but not passively. When the situations go beyond endurance, they fight back to free themselves from the burden of marginalization and oppression. They take weapon in their hands to show their resistance and that they are not subordinate to their male counterparts. Alka is the fine example of