“Women are the root of all evil.” The quote apparently usually talks about money, but it’s clearly obvious that all men would agree to this quote. In the Hindu culture, Varna was referred to as a person’s responsibility regarding their class. Very few females received an initiation to be ‘twice born’ as a symbol of high status according to their top class because it was more much more common for men. In the Ramayana story, Rama, a prince, was banned from his kingdom as a result of his stepmother’s actions against him being the next king. He was banished for 14 years by his father, King Dasaratha. During this period, his wife, Sita was captured by Ravana, a demon who had been tormenting Rama’s city of Ayodhya. This caused a great war
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A maid by the name Manthara wanted to secure her position in the palace, so she convinced her queen, Kaikeyi to stop King Dasaratha from making Rama next on the throne. Kaikeyi was persuaded enough to act cunningly. She reminded her husband about a promise he had made a while ago, and these words were enough to make the king change his mind. Kaikeyi used this to her advantage by causing King Dasaratha to banish Rama for 14 years and causing her son to be king instead. In the ‘’Hinduism’’ section of the article, it is stated that each gender had a duty to fulfill which means that what was acceptable for a man to do was not the same for a woman. Most women were required to simply help their husbands perform some duties as well as take care of the kids at home. They were considered secondary to their husbands. Kaikeyi initially did not have as much power as the king when it came to choosing the next ruler, so she decided to use her words which became effective enough to undo Dasaratha’s decision. These women’s actions resulted in Rama’s eviction from the kingdom, and it also led to other future events. It proves how powerless the men were in certain unforeseen …show more content…
Ravana’s sister, Surpanakha, was the major reason why Sita was captured, and it pushed Rama to fight for her. Surpanakha complained to her brother about how she was harmed by Rama and that alone provoked Ravana to kidnap Sita. The “Hinduism” section of the article describes the deity Lakshmi who is said to be powerful in wealth and purity. The amount of power that the goddess Lakshmi possesses goes to explain why Surpanakha’s simple actions had such a huge effect in creating the fight between the men. Surpanakha was forced to rely on Ravana after her brother Khar had been killed trying to defend her. The only way she was going to get her revenge was by provoking Ravana to start a bloody battle. This event depicts how one female can create humongous havoc with little to no physical movement. Most people may say that the men had more power over women because they had physical advantages along with other greater responsibilities. That however is not entirely accurate because the men’s physical actions were a result of something that the females caused In the Ramayana, Sita made the decision to step out of the hut in Lanka when she was not supposed to. She believed that she was helping an “old man,” and her beauty alone was powerful enough to get her kidnapped by the demon Ravana. Rama’s determination to retrieve her from Ravana’s cage only resulted
A maid by the name Manthara wanted to secure her position in the palace, so she convinced her queen, Kaikeyi to stop King Dasaratha from making Rama next on the throne. Kaikeyi was persuaded enough to act cunningly. She reminded her husband about a promise he had made a while ago, and these words were enough to make the king change his mind. Kaikeyi used this to her advantage by causing King Dasaratha to banish Rama for 14 years and causing her son to be king instead. In the ‘’Hinduism’’ section of the article, it is stated that each gender had a duty to fulfill which means that what was acceptable for a man to do was not the same for a woman. Most women were required to simply help their husbands perform some duties as well as take care of the kids at home. They were considered secondary to their husbands. Kaikeyi initially did not have as much power as the king when it came to choosing the next ruler, so she decided to use her words which became effective enough to undo Dasaratha’s decision. These women’s actions resulted in Rama’s eviction from the kingdom, and it also led to other future events. It proves how powerless the men were in certain unforeseen …show more content…
Ravana’s sister, Surpanakha, was the major reason why Sita was captured, and it pushed Rama to fight for her. Surpanakha complained to her brother about how she was harmed by Rama and that alone provoked Ravana to kidnap Sita. The “Hinduism” section of the article describes the deity Lakshmi who is said to be powerful in wealth and purity. The amount of power that the goddess Lakshmi possesses goes to explain why Surpanakha’s simple actions had such a huge effect in creating the fight between the men. Surpanakha was forced to rely on Ravana after her brother Khar had been killed trying to defend her. The only way she was going to get her revenge was by provoking Ravana to start a bloody battle. This event depicts how one female can create humongous havoc with little to no physical movement. Most people may say that the men had more power over women because they had physical advantages along with other greater responsibilities. That however is not entirely accurate because the men’s physical actions were a result of something that the females caused In the Ramayana, Sita made the decision to step out of the hut in Lanka when she was not supposed to. She believed that she was helping an “old man,” and her beauty alone was powerful enough to get her kidnapped by the demon Ravana. Rama’s determination to retrieve her from Ravana’s cage only resulted