Silence! The Court is in Session
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Act One Act Two Act Three
Themes
All Themes Performance and Self Expression Women’s Roles in Society Middle Class Status, Tradition, and Propriety Guilt and Innocence
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Characters
All Characters Benare Samant Sukhatme Ponkshe Mr. Kashikar Mrs. Kashikar Balu Rokde Karnik Professor Damle
Terms
All Terms Schoolmarm Living Courtroom Tukaram Masala Pan Sahib Bhagavad-Geeta Agarkar and Dhonodo Keshav Karve Infanticide Tik-20 Dock Brahmin
Symbols
All Symbols Sparrows
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Silence! The Court is in Session

by

Vijay Tendulkar

Silence! The Court is in Session Symbols

Sparrows

Sparrows are representative of Benare herself, and more specifically of the devastation she feels at the prospect of losing her child and her livelihood. Twice in the play Benare sings the same song involving the…

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