Cyrill G.

Fausto BEED-III-A
Negros College Inc. February 9, 2021

Solve Me!

ACROSS Down

2. SUPPLICATIONS 1. ASCETICISM

4. FEAT 3. VIRTUOUS

5. BOONS 6. SCORN

7. REGENT 8. HERITAGE

9. REPULSE 11.BESIEGE

10. ORDEAL

12. EXILE

Activity 2.

1. Enumerate at least five principal characters in the story (with their respective
roles)

King Dasaratha - King of Ayodhya, father of Rama, Lakshmana, Bharata, and

Shatrughna.

Rama - The son of King Dasaratha and Queen Kausalya, Rama is the prince of Ayodya.
 Sita - She marries Rama, and loves him so much that she follows him into exile.

Ravana - Ravana is a rakshasa who performed penance for the God Siva for many
years, and in return received a great blessing from the God.

Lakshmana - Son of King Dasaratha, and brother of Rama.

2. How would you describes Rama’s character in the story?

- Rama is an avatara of Vishnu, the Blue God and the sustainer of worlds. He is also a
virtuous, strong, and just man in his own right. He is married to Sita, whom he loves
deeply. He has a strong bond with his brother Lakshmana as well.

3. If you were to choose the character in the story, to whom did you admire the
most?
If I were to choose a character in the story and admire the most I would choose Rama
because of his bravery to face the challenges along the way and also being a good
leader and the dedication to save other peoples live and to never give up.

4. List down 3 themes portrayed in the story

Heroism
- The Ramayana tells the story of Rama, a man who is an avatar (incarnation) of the
Hindu god Vishnu. As such, Rama possesses all of Vishnu's godly qualities in the body
of a man, and is therefore meant to represent an image of the ideal man according to
Hindu philosophy. As the characters travel through the text, interacting with other
honorable characters as well as less-ideal characters, the text seeks to discover what
truly makes an ideal hero or person, and how readers or listeners can use Rama's
example to create for themselves a more ideal life.

Duty, Honor, and Loyalty

- The characters in the Ramayana place a great deal of importance on honor, loyalty,
and behaving dutifully to their family members. Honor and loyalty control every character
in the story, humans as well as the demons and the gods. Even though honoring one's
promises and behaving loyally often has disastrous short-term consequences for the
characters, they overwhelmingly choose to follow through with their promises, which
later result in long-term success. This suggests that though behaving loyally or
honorably may be difficult or unappealing initially, it's entirely necessary for future
happiness.
Good vs. Evil
- On a very basic level, the Ramayana is a simple tale of good triumphing over evil.
However, such a simplistic reduction doesn't do justice to the story's interrogation of
what actually makes someone good or evil. Most importantly, the story suggests that
good and evil exist on a spectrum, and one's choices in life can move one's life closer to
one pole or the other. Similarly, the story also offers regular reminders that just because
someone made a poor choice, there are almost always opportunities to remedy the
results of that choice, suggesting that good and evil aren't simply black and white ideas
and providing nuance to a very simple story.