LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 16:1 January 2016
ISSN 1930-2940

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Ambikapathi-Amaravathi and Romeo-Juliet: A Comparative Study

Prof. L. Lakshmanan & Dr. D. Nagarathinam

Abstract

“Ambikapathy and Amaravathy” is the most popular love story in Tamil Literature. The love blooms between a poet and the daughter of a king. The king subjects the lover to death. His sweet heart, Amaravathy, joins in his death. Romeo and Juliet is also a tragic love story from English Literature. Romeo and Juliet are two young and passionate lovers. Their love is opposed by their warring families. They secretly marry themselves. Their married life doesn't last long. Romeo is banished on a murder case. Juliet and the well-wisher of the lovers concoct a plan to reunite with Romeo and live peacefully in another country. The plan fails; the two lovers die pathetically. Both lovers’ end is similar and heartrending.

Key words: Ambigapathy-Amaravathy, Romeo-Juliet, Comparison, youthful love and passion

Introduction

“Fatality plays the major role” and “Man proposes and God disposes”. These are commonly known sayings. Many groups assume that after all the human beings are puppets in the hands of fate. Whatever may be a well-conceived plan it could fail unexpectedly. This is what happens in the following stories - one in Tamil literature” Ambikapathy and Amaravathy(2,6) and another in English Literature Romeo-Juliet(1,3) by Shakespeare.

Here, we find two pairs of passionate lovers propose to a happy married life but they fail in their attempt and the ending is fatal and heartrending. The story of Ambikapathy-Amaravathy(2,4-6) is well known to the Tamil speaking community and it has captured the imagination of the young lovers. Romeo and Juliet(1,3) is an enduring tragic love story written by William Shakespeare about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. Human likes and dislikes, love and hate, and earnest desire to help the lovers play an important role in both the stories. That tragedy in life is possible even in best of circumstances and even against our longing for life is revealed in these stories.

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Prof. L. Lakshmanan
laxmanmegalai@gmail.com


Dr. D. Nagarathinam
Dnagarathinam1960@gmail.com

 Theni Kammavar Sangam College of Technology
Veerapandi (Via.)
Theni – 625 534
Tamilnadu
India
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