This document provides a summary and analysis of the plot of the play "The Purpose" by C. Amrutha. It discusses key characters like Arjuna and Eklavya from the Mahabharata and their roles in the play. It analyzes themes around talent versus learning, the role of caste discrimination, and definitions of tragedy. It also evaluates the structure of the play in terms of Aristotle's theory of unities and how it aims to provoke pity and fear in the audience to achieve catharsis.

1. Plot of The Paly The Purpose
Name : C. Amrutha
Roll number : 38
Paper : Indian Writing
In English
Semester : 1
Department : English
M. K. University ,
Bhavnagar

2. The Mahabharata
The Purpose
v/s

3. The Mahabharata
Eklavya
Arjuna
The Purpose
Arjuna
Eklavya

4. Eklavya as
a
Protagonist
Arjuna is
marginal
ised
An Ideal
Disciple
The
Purpose
Talent
V/S
Learning
Role of
Caste
Discrimin
ation
Purpose
to become
a great
Archer

5. Eklavya’s thumb cutting scene.
Pandavas
practising to
become
warriors.
Eklavya
repenting for
his act.

6. Downfall
of a hero
Tragedy
Hamarti
a: Error
of
judgemen
t
Arousin
g pity
and fear

7. Definition.
Tragedy, then, is an imitation of
an action that is serious, complete,
and of a certain magnitude; in
language embellished with each
kind of artistic ornament, the
several kinds being found in
separate parts of the play; in the
form of action, not of narrative;
with incidents arousing pity and
fear, wherewith to accomplish its
katharsis of such emotions.
Aristotle.

8. Imitation
1.
2.
3.
of an action that is serious
• Eklavya
• Imitating the action of thumb cutting
scene.
• Arjuna
• Imitating the action of target viewing
scene.
• Dhronacharya
• Imitating the action of teaching his
Prince disciples.

9. Structure of the play
• In the INCENTIVE MOMENT , the cause is down
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•
•
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played and the effect is emphasised.
The CATASTROPHE is caused by the earlier
incidents that took place.
In the RESOLUTION moment, the EFFECT IS
EMPHASISED AND THE CAUSE IS DOWN PLAYED.
The THEORY OF UNITIES are broken by T.P.
Kailasam.
Although there is no use of deus ex machina, but we
see the duo in Act 2, reaching the forest of Eklavya
as a coincidence.
There is a complex plot in the play as we see
Peripeteia and Anagnorisis .

10. Catharsis