Kalidasa - 5

by Kalidas in English Drama

ACT V SHAKUNTALA'S REJECTION (Enter a chamberlain.) Chamberlain (sighing). Alas! To what a state am I reduced! I once assumed the staff of reed For custom's sake alone, As officer to guard at need The ladies round the throne. ...Read Moreyears have passed away and made It serve, my tottering steps to aid. The king is within. I will tell him of the urgent business which demands his attention. (He takes a few steps.) But what is the business? (He recalls it.) Yes, I remember. Certain hermits, pupils of Kanva, desire to see his Majesty. Strange, strange! The mind of Read Less