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Suppression of Women in a Male Dominated Society:
A Study of Vijay Tendulkar’s Silence! The Court Is In Session and The Vultures

S. Meenakumari, M.A., M.Phil., B.Ed.


Abstract

Vijay Tendulkar is one of the most renowned as well as controversial playwrights of India. His plays focus on the conflicts between the individual and the society. In his plays, women play a central role. Silence! The Court is in Session is a satirical play. Benare is the protagonist of this play. The play exposes the hypocrisy and cruelty of all male characters against the protagonist Benare. Judicial court is supposed to be a seat of justice, seriousness and decorum. The play mocks at the judicial system. The play depicts the tragedy of an individual who is victimized by the society. Finally, in a state of desperation, she consumes poison and dies. The other play The Vultures tells about the unmitigated violence arising from greed and immorality. It portrays the domestic violence caused by greed. The selfishness and greed of human beings are the main issues of the play. Rama and Manik are the two women characters of the play. These women characters suffer in the hands of men. Violence is the main theme of the play. Thus, the playwright Vijay Tendulkar clearly depicts the suppression of women in male dominated society in his plays Silence! The court is in session and The Vultures.

Keywords: Vijay Tendulkar, Suppression, Judicial system, Domestic Violence, Silence! The Court is in Session, The Vultures.

Introduction

Literature is broadly defined as anything that is written. There are a few characteristic features that differentiate literature from other writing. In a literary piece of writing, language is handled with extreme care to drive at the desired effect. It is written in any one literary genre like poetry, prose, fiction or drama. It expresses ideas of permanent or universal interest.

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