Week 7: Reading Diary A (the end of Ravana's reign)

Buck's Ramayana
Pages 325-373:

• Mandodari tried to persuade Ravana to give Sita back to Rama, but Ravana is deaf to this advice. His lust for women is too great. Mandodari tells Ravana that she loves him.
• The final battle against Ravana finally begins after all the people he kept sending kept on dying. It begins with Rama cutting off Ravana's hands.
• Eventually Rama kills Ravana and Vibhishana now takes over his brothers place. Ravana's wife mourns him, loving him despite his horrible actions. 
• Rama tests Sita's innocence through a trial: she has to sit within a circle of fire.
• The time has almost come for Rama to return. All the monkeys and bears and everyone, including Vibishana escort Rama back. Basically, a huge army is taking them back home.

Ravana and Sita

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