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{mbujakshi and Kanakamalai are the two associates of the Princess. mer, a clever songstress, is shy by nature whereas Kanakamalai is petulmeddlesome. Further, the latter, though slightly superstitious, often nails on the head when she hās to judge of character.
The Lords appear in three of the scenes; and with Nayavachana, SuraseInd, they lay their heads together to plot his death. The first Lord is d collected in his procedure and preaches against precipitancy in matters moment. The second Lord, rather hasty, is wise on second thoughts, he third is a ruffian ready for immediate action and thirsting for revenge.
Wayavachana is a man of policy. He always veneers his thoughts, for luragena falls out with him, and he cannot be brow-beaten when he sees anny prevails. When the Lords are for the assassination of Suras ena, ises his judgment and calmly refers the question to the decision of manda, of whose superior intelligence he has a high opinion,
Three Dreams are introduced in this play—two of them by Surasena malayalli prognosticating evil, and the third by the Nurse giving a ray of the re-appearance of Rupayati. -
Dhe Epilogue is spoken by Sundarananda. In it he discourses on human and human love, and rightly points out that domestic life, if rightly led, itter and productive of better results than the life of an ascetic who clusion and hates mankind. - - - ** *
To conclude. The plot of Rupawaii is so simple and dexterously constand the characterisation so notable and happy, that they combine to a the pleasure of the intellectual feasts given in it. I trust that the play wright will continue to amuse and instruct the reading-public, year ar, with some fresh creations of his own, and will reclaim the dramatic ich is highly educative in its value but much neglected by the Tamil
MIMBATORE, }
Μαγch 1902. M. S., PURNALINGAM PILLAI,
