The Role of the Supernatural: In The Sakuntala, a number of supernatural elements, from curses to flights to the heavens, feature in the story. Discuss The Sakuntala and analyze how the addition of supernatural events/figures affects the presentation of the story. How would the narrative’s use of various themes change (or not) if particular events were not attributed to supernatural agency?
– This should be a close reading essay that is thesis driven and should use as evidence primarily passages from The Sakuntala. You may not use ANY outside sources, only The Sakuntala which is in the provided text.
– This essay should be a 800-900 word essay focused on making a debatable claim; informational essays or essays consisting of summary are not appropriate. The claim should be supported with discussion of specific passages from The Sakuntala.
– The essay should be in MLA essay format. A works cited entry and in-text citations for the text discussed is required.
