Question

Character sketch of shakuntla

Answer 1

Shakuntala, a play written by Kalidasa, is one of the masterpieces of world literature. It is a thrilling love story of the exquisitely beautiful Shakuntala and the mighty king Dushyanta.Dushyanta is the hero of the play.  He possesses almost all the qualities of a brave and nobel minded hero.Dushyanta was thr founder of the Puru Dynasty. He was the rular  of a great empire. He was a powerful king and his subjects were happy and prosperous under his rule. King Dushyanta loved hunting .Once , while hunting in a forest , Dushyanta happens to meet Shakuntala, a beautiful young lady living in a hermitage.  He falls in love with Shakuntala, and is enthralled to find that she is attracted to him Shakuntala,  and is enthralled to find that she is attracted to him in the same manner. Shakuntala and Dushyanta do not wait for the actual rites of marriage and engage themselves in a secret marriage .Then Dushyanta leaves for his capital to attend to his royal duties . Unfortunately he forgets Shakuntala under the spell of curse . When Shakuntala goes to her husband Dushyanta ,he can not recognize her. Heart -broken, Shakuntala is forced to leave the royal place.  But the truth is discovered when the spell is broken. The king suffers from an intense feeling of guilt and injustice .Shakuntala forgives Dushyanta and they are reunited happily .Their son named Bharata became one of the greatest kings of India