ENG150Y1 Lecture Notes - Humbaba, Segway Pt, Horse Sacrifice
Document Summary
Gilgamesh was fixed to certain point ramayana remains alive and active today. 4-7 rama as perfect human, curse of hunter, brahma"s appearance, valmiki"s composition, disciples" memorization of poem and sings to rama. Today focus on 2 aspects of ramayana: dharma: Banishment of rama questioning of individual duty. Concept understood as recognition of rule of the universe divine principal of order. When stepmother asks king to banish rama for 14 years and make her son king as her boon, father refuses. Rama then assumes responsibility to preserve father"s dharma by happily keeping stepmother"s boon pg. 86 rishis = priests; discussion with brother pg. Ravana noble in a way because of his scrupulous divine adherence, though power goes to his head. Horse sacrifice segway to the ramayana scene then switches to council of the gods (similar to gilgamesh, odyssey) pg. 10 beginning of story involves discussion of an evil presence, disrupting dharma.
