‘I will enthrone you on the summit of all my dishonour, and build your royal seat of my shame, my fear and my joy’. Pick out more such examples of the interplay of opposites from the text. What does this device succeed in conveying?
“I started up trembling and bowed before his feet, without touching them.”
The interplay brings out Prakriti’s feelings for the monk. She is aware that her desire of possessing the monk will not be welcomed by society and that she will be shunned and dishonoured. Yet despite the shame and discomfort she stands to face, she is prepared to keep the monk in high regard in her heart and mind.
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