Hamlet and Arjuna

<p>The enigmatic psyche of Hamlet the prince of Denmark has raised myriad critical opinions which see him as an indecisive hero a lunatic misogynist and a philosopher who failed as a son lover and prince leading a life of incest shadowed by inferiority complex and paranoia. The result is the son becoming the bane of his family.<br />The book takes a fresh look at Hamlet the hero from a novel angle in the light of the philosophy of the Bhagavadgita and projects him as a hero who fights many a battle in his mind against his own gunas until he gets refined as a Trigunatita.<br />A glance at Hamlet criticism provides a kaleidoscopic view of the extensive critical readings on Hamlet ever since the text was published. This work captivates converging and diverging elements of the two masterpieces.<br />In Hamlet and Arjuna: Birds of a Feather Dr. Salia Rex analyses the psyche and actions of Hamlet the tragic hero of William Shakespeare and Arjuna the mythological hero of Veda Vyasa to unearth their converging elements and quintessential uniqueness as heroes.</p>