Examine Kanva’s representation of women within masculine normative societies in the select texts. Does Kanva’s conception encompass the experiences of women in Shakuntala and all the other texts?

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In a farewell speech to his daughter as she leaves to join her husband, King Dushyanta, Kanva tells Shakuntala:
My child, when you have entered your husband’s home,
Obey your elders; and be very kind
To rivals; never be perversely blind
And angry with your husband. Even though he
Should prove less faithful than a man might be;
Be as courteous to servants as you may.
Not puffed with pride in this your happy day:
Thus does a maiden grow into a wife;
But self-willed women are the curse of life.
(Shakuntala, Approaches, 330).
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Examine Kanva’s representation of women within masculine normative societies in the select texts. Does Kanva’s conception encompass the experiences of women in Shakuntala and all the other texts? Is his statement a valid interpretation of the experiences of women in these literary works? Notwithstanding Kanva’s view about the subsidiary positions of women, do the female characters constitute the actual source of power in the assigned readings?

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