Author(s): Dr. Manohar A. Wasnik¹, Dr. Dinesh B. Ingle²

Abstract: Drama has the purpose of entertainment and instruction, as well as aesthetic value and social value. The expression of emotion is the power of drama that enthralls readers; readers enjoy texts experiencing rasa. Rasa is accomplished by the conjunction of Vibhava (determinants or the objective condition), Anubhava (physical gestures), and Vyabhicaribhava (transitory mental states) and essentially deals with various kinds of emotions and is directly communicated to the mind of readers or Saharadaya through the work of art. This paper aims to analyze Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” and expose the rasa theory. The dramatist exploits rudra rasa to disseminate and propagate the experience of the character. The expression and realization of rasa constitute the aesthetic value and power of the drama. Rasa is a theory of Indian poetics that deals with the entire literary process, beginning from the conception in the mind of the artist to the final perception in the heart of the perceiver.

Keywords: Rasa, rudra,bhav, hasya rasa, sthayibhava, vibhava, anubhava, vyabhicharibhava.

DOI:10.61165/sk.publisher.script.writing.2024.5

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Exposition of Rasa Theory in Shakespeare’s Hamlet

Pages:23-26