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In many cases several examples may be found in the text, and this is not an exhaustive list of the Epic Hero Cycle elements in the text, however, this example of the Epic Hero Cycle elements in the Ramayana can be used as a guideline.Īctivity 2. An example of a list of Epic Hero Cycle elements in the Ramayana students should note can be found in the following chart. Wherever it is possible, students should note where in the text their example can be found. Have students work together to fill in the far right side of the Epic Hero Elements chart with examples from the Ramayana. Many of the elements are fulfilled by more than one character or action.

Ask student groups to discuss how the elements and actions of the Ramayana fulfill the criteria of epic poetry and of the Epic Hero Cycle. Ask each group to use their notes and character charts to make a list of the main characters, and of the most pivotal moments in the narrative. This will help students with both seeing the narrative structure clearly, and with learning new and unfamiliar people and place names. In addition, students should answer the questions provided for each section of the story listed on the PDF.

For example, a student might write a few sentences about Rama, noting that he is not only the hero of the story, but that he is a divine being (Vishnu) reborn in human form specifically to defeat Ravana.

What qualities do these characters have that make them significant?.

As they do so, they should also answer the following questions: Ask them to fill in information on the chart of the major characters and locations as they read the story. You may want to have them do so outside of class so that they are prepared to discuss the elements of the story.

Have students read the abridged version of the Ramayana, accessible through the EDSITEment-reviewed web resource Asia Society.

For a more in-depth look at epic poetry, you may want to teach this lesson in conjunction with the EDSITEment lesson plan A Story of Epic Proportions: What makes a poem and epic? You may want to use the definition of epic poetry accessible through the EDSITEment-reviewed web resource Internet Public Library.

Explain to students what an epic poem is, and what elements are common to epic poems.

Eventually, Ravana is defeated, Sita is saved, and Rama, his exile complete, returns to the throne of Ayodhya.

Rama must find and defeat Ravana in order to save Sita, and he is aided along the way by his loyal brother Lakshmana, as well as a monkey army headed by the monkey general Hanuman. The narrative follows Rama as he is exiled to the forest, and where his wife Sita is kidnapped by the demon king Ravana. The Ramayana is an epic poem that tells the story of Rama, the crown prince of Ayodhya and an avatar (or incarnation) of the Hindu god Vishnu. In this lesson, students will read an abridged version of the Ramayana, and will explore the ways in which the story of Rama contains elements, such as the Epic Hero Cycle, that place it within the epic poetry tradition. He is also the hero of the poem, whose focus is the epic telling of Rama's quest. The Ramayana is the story of Rama, the crown prince of ancient Ayodhya, and an earthly incarnation of the Hindu god, Vishnu. Elements of the stories can be found in South Asian literature, theater, sculpture, dance, music, architecture, film, personal and place names, and even in statecraft. Both contain important lessons on wisdom, behavior and morality, and have been used for centuries not only as entertainment, but also as a way of instructing both children and adults in the exemplary behavior toward which they are urged to strive and the immoral behavior they are urged to shun. The Ramayana (ram-EYE-ya-na) and the Mahabharata (ma-ha-BA-ra-ta), the great Indian epics, are among the most important works of literature in South Asia. He is the supreme monarch of the whole earth: and I derive my mandate from him, to ensure that all the subjects of that noble emperor observe the laws of virtue.” The present ruler in the dynasty of Iksvaju is my noble brother Bharata.

The whole earth belongs to the kings descended from Manu and therefore my forefather Iksvaku. “You do not know dharma, or worldly affairs, or the laws governing enjoyment, nor the people's behavior in different conditions and circumstances: and yet you blame me.