Lakhasly

In the tragedies of Shakespeare the character took the place of Destiny.There is no comic element to give us the slightest relief.Thus all the heroes in Shakespearean tragedies Macbeth, Othello, and Hamlet had a weakness.Thus the play conforms neither to the Greek nor the Shakespearean pattern of tragedy.Due to this weakness he was crushed at the end.Thus in Shakespeare's plays character is destiny.Maurya the heroine of the play is a poor woman.In the plays of Shakespeare there is external conflict as well as internal conflict.The hero had all the noble qualities.But he had a weakness in his character.This was called tragic flaw.It is the cause of the tragedy.

In the tragedies of Shakespeare the character took the place of Destiny. It is the cause of the tragedy. The hero had all the noble qualities. But he had a weakness in his character. This was called tragic flaw. Due to this weakness he was crushed at the end. Thus all the heroes in Shakespearean tragedies Macbeth, Othello, and Hamlet had a weakness. Thus in Shakespeare’s plays character is destiny.
Maurya the heroine of the play is a poor woman. She passes from happiness to misery in the play. Tragedy is not caused by any sin committed by her. It does not also happen because of any fault or weakness in her character. The sea takes the place of fate or villain in this tragedy. Thus the play conforms neither to the Greek nor the Shakespearean pattern of tragedy.
Some critics say that there is no conflict in this tragedy. Without conflict there can be no drama. In Greek tragedy the hero was in conflict with fate. In the plays of Shakespeare there is external conflict as well as internal conflict. In this play the conflict is between man and sea. Man is utterly helpless in his conflict with the sea. There is no comic element to give us the slightest relief. In the title of the play itself, there is a mentioning of the sea. It is very suggestive of the tragedy in the play.