Hey ,

Abhigyanshakuntalam and The Tempest both are beautiful words of two of the greatest dramatists. The first one is Shakespeare and the second one is Kalidasa respectively. In both, there is consistency of nature and human nature. We have seen the whole drama with nature. The Heroes and Heroines in both the plays are basically the children of nature. Shakuntala, the heroine in Kalidasa’s The Abhigyanshakuntalam, is beautiful as Similarly, Miranda, in the Tempest, they both are well known for their natural beauty and both drama are famous for natural background.

However, the status of the supernatural characters is not the same. Shakespeare has depicted characters suffused with the supernatural powers and divine qualities like a magician Prospero, Ariel, Caliban, Cerimon etc.

Kalidasa has gone a step forward as his divine characters themselves play leading roles in the plays like Abhijnanasakuntalam and Vikramorvashiya. Kalidasa seems to retain these supernatural characters and also the particular marvelous powers associated with them as integral part of the story.

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Hello candidate,

Here are some of the key comparison and contrast between kalida's shakuntala and Shakespeare's Miranda-

1. The Abhijnanashakuntalam and The Tempest is a unique formulation of the exceptionally good dramatist Kalidasa and Shakespeare and also considered as the best Indian literary effort of any period.

2. Abhijnanashakuntalam is taken from an epic legend Mahabharata whereas The Tempest is based on Italian tale. They both shared many things in common.

3. Both the papers will give a short overview of how Miranda and Shakuntala struggle for identity and evaluate how they react on various social problems.

4. They make us conscious of the original identity of which is reconquered after the great scramble and hurdle generated by the society.

Hope you found it helpful!