Shakuntala: Study Questions
Resources for World Literature UNLV
U of Nevada, Las Vegas




To be answered in a word or phrase:

1. Who is the author of Śakuntala? HELP!

2. To what genre does the work belong? HELP!

3. Approximately when was Śakuntala written? HELP!

4. Where and in what language was Śakuntala written? HELP!

5. What are mudras? HELP!

To be answered in a brief paragraph:

6. What is rasa? HELP! and HELP!

7. Cite two similarities and two significant differences between Greek and Indian classical drama.

8. Cite three different ways that Kalidasa uses the image of the bee.