Cite the material from “The Longman Anthology World Literature” Volume A
find examples from the text and elaborate each point.
It would help your own thinking, if you dedicate a paragraph to define the feminine and masculine sensibilities drawing from the characters in both plays.
Read the two Plays Othello and Sakuntala through the lens suggested in the ‘feminine sensibility”
Write an essay discussing the aesthetic appeal of the characters of Desdemona and Sakuntala. What emotions do they cause in the audience primarily by their own feelings, thoughts, and actions rather than on what others do to them. In other words, you are asked to look for evidence that proves them to be assertive and intelligent individuals in their own right despite the pain and suffering inflicted upon them.