"Carlyon Sahib: A Drama in Four Acts" by Gilbert Murray is a play that takes place in the late 1800s, focused on Sir David Carlyon, a man who used to be a high-ranking commissioner in India, and his daughter Vera as they deal with difficult choices and issues of imperialism and self-sacrifice; the story starts by introducing the characters and suggesting Carlyon's questionable history in India, which affects the present as people like Vera and a young writer named Adene talk about history and what is right and wrong. The play's beginning happens at the Carlyon home, where Vera cares for her housekeeper, Elizabeth, and we find out about Vera’s medical studies and her interactions with her father, who seems strong but keeps secrets about his time in India while Adene shows up, wanting to investigate what the British did in Bhojâl, which Carlyon once controlled; this act sets up the conflict between Adene’s high ideals and the often harsh truths of colonial power as represented by Carlyon, which hints at the growing ethical battles that will be explored throughout the drama.
Carlyon Sahib: A Drama in Four Acts
By Gilbert Murray
In 19th-century India, a former commissioner's hidden past collides with his daughter's ideals and a writer's investigation, igniting a battle between justice and the dark realities of colonial rule.
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About the AuthorGeorge Gilbert Aimé Murray was an Australian-born British classical scholar and public intellectual, with connections in many spheres. He was an outstanding scholar of the language and culture of Ancient Greece, perhaps the leading authority in the first half of the twentieth century. He is the basis for the character of Adolphus Cusins in his friend George Bernard Shaw's play Major Barbara, and also appears as the chorus figure in Tony Harrison's play Fram.
George Gilbert Aimé Murray was an Australian-born British classical scholar and public intellectual, with connections in many spheres. He was an outstanding scholar of the language and culture of Ancient Greece, perhaps the leading authority in the first half of the twentieth century. He is the basis for the character of Adolphus Cusins in his friend George Bernard Shaw's play Major Barbara, and also appears as the chorus figure in Tony Harrison's play Fram.
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