The King Who Limped: Review

review

The King Who Limped

The King Who Limped is a satirical drama which criticizes the sycophancy of the

officials in his palace. It’s a highly meaningful and effective drama, as a satire. It’s also a

drama with a great sense of humor. Monika Throne is a successful writer an of course she

is a writer with an amazing talent of humor. Here the author presents the satire with a

multiple view that is she depicts not only about the sycophancy of the palace members

but also about the way a King should preside over his country. She also provided us

indirectly the traits of a King should be?

The plot of the story is very good with its exposition, rising action, climax and falling

action. The exposition is perfectly calculated, she could give an idea of almost all the

characters of the drama in the first scene itself. The rising action starts with the arrival of

the King in a strange look! She promotes the play with superb crisis along the story

which is interesting and highly dramatic. Climax is wonderful with such an unexpected

behavior of the King before the spectators, and it’s stunning! The falling action comprises

of the great responsibilities a King should take into consideration, it also deals with how a

King should be? Thus the plot of the storyline is managed fantastically, and the events of

the story occur logically.

The main characters in the play are the Prime Minister, the King, the Chancellor, a

Courtier and two ladies in waiting. The King is the commanding character in the play, the

Courtier and the First lady in waiting plays a positive character in the play. The Prime

Minister, Chancellor and Second lady in waiting plays the negative role in the play. The

sub characters are two Heralds, two neighbors, a page and a dog. The King is a man with

much high aptitude and with some common sense. The sub characters and the King

himself play a good role in rising action of the play. The King here plays a tricky

character; his character is altering suddenly in between.

The setting of the story is in a palace hall where one could see the road through an open

window. It comprises of a throne for the King and many other seats for the other officials

in the palace.

The story is a satire. The satirical element of the story is sycophancy or simply flattery.

The plot and setting helps it very well.

Above all this is a work with superb hilarity and with an excellent suspense in it. Anyone

can enjoy it.