Ramayana, Elements of the Story.

Setting: 

   The story takes place in India.

Characters:

• Dasartha- the King
• Vasistha- the King's priest
• Sumitra, Kaikeyi, Kausalya- the King's 3 Wives
• Ravana- Ruler of the Demons
• Vishnu- Protector of the Universe
• Vishnu's Messenger- bought pasayam to Dasartha
• Rama- incarnation of Vishnu, Dasartha's son
• Lakshamana, Bharata, Satrughna- the King's other 3 sons
• Vishwamita- wise man
• Tataka- demoness
• Sita- Rama's wife
• Manthara- servant who disagreed to Rama's being King.
• Jataya- Vulture King
• Shurpanakha- She-demon, Ravana's sister
• Hanuman- loyal follower
• Vibhishana- Ravana's brother
• Indrajit- Ravana's son
• Valmiki- poet
• Kusa and Lava- Rama's and Sita's sons

Sequence:

1. Dasartha wants a son to replace him as king when he dies.
2. Vishnu wants to defeat Ravana, so he incarnates into Rama, Dasartha's eventual son.
3. Rama grows to be strong and shows heroic signs, and is tasked to defeat Ravana.
4. Together with his brother Lakshama, they defeat demons in  the forest.
5. Sensing competition for power, Kaikeyi persuades the King to make Bharata king.
6. Lakshmana and Rama were exiled.
7. Rama meets Sita, and they fell in love.
8. Ravana also wants Sita as his wife, so he formed plans to get her from Rama.
9. Ravana succeeded in getting Sita. It resulted to wars and bloodshed.
10. Rama and his army defeats their enemies, successfully getting Sita back.
11. They enter the kingdom again but due to rumors of infidelity, Sita was yet again exiled.
12. She meets a poet, and gave birth to Rama's sons, Lava and Kusa.
13. A feast was held and Rama met his sons through their recital of the poem Ramayana.
14. Peace was restored in the kingdom.

Exposition:

• Vishnu is the god of the universe who wants to defeat Ravana, so he reincarnated as Rama, a powerful human with extraordinary skills. Throughout, he finds himself in the middle of love, wars and decisions that will test his mind and heart. 

Conflict:

• When Ravana steals Sita away from the comfort of Rama.

Climax:

• Wars went on for days, lives were lost and a lot were injured just for Rama to get Sita back from her captivity.

Resolution:

• Sita was redeemed by Rama after all the bloodshed. They return to their kingdom and although there were rumors about infidelity, and Sita was yet again exiled, she remained patient and eventually the truth was shown about her purity. Peace and order was restored.