*Note: Submitted on time 9:37 p.m. Friday
The scene in which Khirat is framed as a fallen woman
gives and takes many defining traits to the different characters involved. While
both male figures, Khizer and Ashar are seated and Khirat is on her knees
begging for her side of the story to be heard it is interesting to note
how the characters are physically positioned in the living room. Khizer and
Farida’s plan to frame Khirat has fallen into place as Ashar sits on the arm of
a sofa with his face turned away from everyone as he gazes down or across the
room but never makes eye contact with anyone including Khirat who is staring
right at him trying to get him to see the innocence in her eyes. Body language
here plays a major role in relating each characters role in this plot where
everyone but Khirat and Ashar are aware of what is really going on.
Khizer sits laid back on a sofa while Farida harshly accuses Khirat for brining shame onto her and her sons name she repeats the word “izzat” in reference to everyone but Khirat herself. Khirat is portrayed as the helpless victim as she lies weeping on the floor or frantically moving from Khizer to Ashar asking one to come out with the truth and when that doesn’t work out she goes down on her knees begging Ashar to look at her, to trust her. The characters involved in the plot of ruining Khirat’s reputation are draped across their seats, there’s anger in Farida’s form as she slaps Khirat and has a condemning, and violent presence while everyone else is present but no one moves an inch to comfort Khirat or at least include Khizer in this blame game. Those that are guilty of being dishonest are relaxed while Khirat’s body shakes and she weeps and Ashar just literally sits in one place unmoving, completely passive. He lets his mother do the interrogating and the terrorizing but not once does he question Khizer or even show Khirat his disappointment or his anger. If Ashar is the hero of the drama then why is it that he doesn’t have a more noticeable presence? Even if he does believe that his wife cheated on him is he not man enough to take a swing at Khizer if his mother could slap Khirat?
Khirat moves away from her docile “I’ll turn the other cheek” stance as she had on when Sara came to see her at the beginning of the drama and tried to demean her, telling her to refuse to the marriage because she would never be good enough for a man like Ashar. At this time even though Khirat’s ego I’m sure was bruised she never raised her voice at Sara or defended herself she simply let her walk away. At this point though she actually raises her voice at Khizer in front of the others telling him to come out with the truth and I see a bit of the old her when she would assert herself at her old house in Hyderabad when she talked about what she thought was right and just. Khirat may have been forced by her circumstances to stand up for herself but it was relieving to see this part of her character even though she does break down at the end. I say this in comparison to Ashar’s character, being the male and being her husband I expected him to have something to say or at least throw a threatening glare towards Khizer but it was really Khirat who showed some sort of a backbone during this scene.
Khizer sits laid back on a sofa while Farida harshly accuses Khirat for brining shame onto her and her sons name she repeats the word “izzat” in reference to everyone but Khirat herself. Khirat is portrayed as the helpless victim as she lies weeping on the floor or frantically moving from Khizer to Ashar asking one to come out with the truth and when that doesn’t work out she goes down on her knees begging Ashar to look at her, to trust her. The characters involved in the plot of ruining Khirat’s reputation are draped across their seats, there’s anger in Farida’s form as she slaps Khirat and has a condemning, and violent presence while everyone else is present but no one moves an inch to comfort Khirat or at least include Khizer in this blame game. Those that are guilty of being dishonest are relaxed while Khirat’s body shakes and she weeps and Ashar just literally sits in one place unmoving, completely passive. He lets his mother do the interrogating and the terrorizing but not once does he question Khizer or even show Khirat his disappointment or his anger. If Ashar is the hero of the drama then why is it that he doesn’t have a more noticeable presence? Even if he does believe that his wife cheated on him is he not man enough to take a swing at Khizer if his mother could slap Khirat?
Khirat moves away from her docile “I’ll turn the other cheek” stance as she had on when Sara came to see her at the beginning of the drama and tried to demean her, telling her to refuse to the marriage because she would never be good enough for a man like Ashar. At this time even though Khirat’s ego I’m sure was bruised she never raised her voice at Sara or defended herself she simply let her walk away. At this point though she actually raises her voice at Khizer in front of the others telling him to come out with the truth and I see a bit of the old her when she would assert herself at her old house in Hyderabad when she talked about what she thought was right and just. Khirat may have been forced by her circumstances to stand up for herself but it was relieving to see this part of her character even though she does break down at the end. I say this in comparison to Ashar’s character, being the male and being her husband I expected him to have something to say or at least throw a threatening glare towards Khizer but it was really Khirat who showed some sort of a backbone during this scene.
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