The Story of Shakuntala

Characters:
1. Shakuntala- heroine of the play
-a beautiful young woman who is the
daughter of royal sage and the nymph Menaka
- foster daughter of Kanva
-lives as an
(practice of severe self-discipline) in Kanvas
hermitage (a house that is far away from
other houses or buildings)
2. King Dusyanta- Shakuntala’s husband
3. Sarvadama- Dusyanta and Shakuntala’s
son
4. Kanva-Shakuntala’s foster father
5. Durvasa- sage who cursed Shakuntala
6. Marica-divine sage( head of the
celestial hermitage to w/c Shakuntala
was spirited away by nymphs/beautiful
maiden)
7. Vishwamitra-Shakuntala’s father
8. Menaka- Shakuntala’s mother
9. Suta-charioteer
10. Madhavya-constant companion of the
King
Theme-achieving true and
sincere love
-to seek for genuine love
is challenging
-people who found true
love should fight for it and
should not be easily defeated
by circumstances surrounding
their relationship