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| Lakshamana fights Indrajit Image source: Wikimedia
Bibliography: From the books, Indian Myth and Legend by Donald A. Mackenzie and Ramayana, The Epic of Rama, Prince of India, the specific story I used as inspiration is Ravana's Lament
Useful/ Inspiration Storyline Plot Events
- After Lakshamana kills Indrajit Ravana'a son, Ravana is seen distresses with feelings of sadness, anger and ready for revenge.
- As Ravana laments his sons death he recalls him as the mightiest that even gods feared, and how his wife and mother also weep for him.
- " Fondly I deemed that when the frailties of old age afflicted me thou wouldst close mine eyelids in death, but youth is taken first and I am left alone to battle against mine enemies.” when he speaks these words to me he is saying that we should have done first because he is older but instead death has taken his son first who is younger and now he is left to fight all his enemies alone.
- Ravana's first thought of vengeance is to go and slay Sita to kill her, however, his Rakasha demons stopped him as he shouldn't pollute his fame by slaying a women
---Need to look that up "what is it so bad for him to slay a woman?"---
Favorite lines from the story, I really like how these verses describe Ravana's feelings
- "Greatest of my gallant warriors, dearest to thy father's heart, Victor over bright Immortals — art thou slain by Lakshman's dart"
- "Full of years — so oft I pondered — when the monarch Ravan dies, Indrajit shall watch his bedside, Indrajit shall close his eyes,
- "But the course of nature changes and the father weeps the son; Youth is fallen, and the aged lives to fight the foe alone!"
- "Perish she!" exclaimed the monarch. "She-wolf Sita dies today: Indrajit but cleft her image; Ravan will the woman slay!"
- "Not against a woman, Ravan, mighty warriors raise their hand, In the battle," spake the courtiers; "duty bids thee use thy brand.
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