Indian Epics Blog

     Week 4 Lab      I decided to browse the writer's write website for my week 4 lab. After browsing the website for a while there were two articles that stuck out to me the most. Both had useful tips for story writing which will be very helpful for this class. Here are some of the notes I took on the two: The Super Simple Story Structure & How to Use It The story structure was broke down into 5 distinguishable parts. One of the first was your goal and they had featured the question "what does the protagonist want more than anything. This is important as you want your protagonist to have a clear end goal and the audience can have something to cheer on toward the finish line. The next part of the structure was the plan which basically means to make sure your audience understands why the protagonist chose the strategy they do to reach their goal. The third part of the structure is "stakes", which is actually two parts. This allows for the story to be ent...

  Ramanaya Online: Public Domain Edition Author: Multiple Part D: King of the ocean helped Rama form a bridge to cross the ocean to get to Lanka Ravana tried tricking Sita into thinking Rama was dead Ravanas son Indra fights the monkey Rama  Rakshasas wake Ravanas demon brother and send him towards the monkey army Indra enters the battle and killed a lot of monkeys but they were being healed by the herbs released when Hanuman threw the mountain  Indra like his father can create illusions, so he tries to trick Rama into thinking Sita is dead Lakshmana kills Indra and Ravana gets revenge by attacking Laksh. And stabbing him in the heart Lakshmana was healed and rescued by Hanu A sage named Aga appeared and told Rama how Ravana could be defeated Rama shot one of Ravanas heads off but another grew back Rama used the celestial flaming weapon he obtained from Brahma and killed Ravana After the battle, Rama and Sita face another hardship Rama believes that Ravana has tainted Sit...

  Ramanaya Online: Public Domain Edition Author: Multiple Part C: Rama and Lakshmana set out to find Sugriva for his protection. Hanuman takes them Vali destroyed his younger brother Sugriva’s life. Sugriva asks Rama for help to confront his older brother in battle Tara is Vali’s wife and she asks Vali not to battle Sugriva because she knows of Ramas power Rama ambushes Vali from the bushes and kills him with an arrow Following Valis death, Sugriva is appointed from prince to king and everyone mourns their late king Sugriva tells Rama he will help him find Sita but they must wait for the end of the rainy season Rama is still exiled so he cannot enter any city The rainy season ended. Rama receives the help from Sugriva who sends four armies looking for Soita Simpatico informs them that Sita is being held captive on the island of Lanka Hanuman battles the Rakshasi and defeats him Hanuman finds Sita but she is being guarded by Rakshasis Rakshasis guarding Sita . (Source: PDE Ramayana)...