The relationship between feminism and psychoanalysis is simple in outline but complex in nuance. The relationship can be traced back to Kate Millet’s Sexual Politics in 1969, which blames Freud for the Patriarchal attitudes that Feminists must combat. This viewpoint continues to have a strong influence within feminism, but Freud was defended in a series of important books in subsequent years, most notably Juliet Mitchell’s Psychoanalysis and Feminism in 1974.
Bali: The Sacrifice is the translation of GirishKarnad’s Kannada play, HittinaHunja. It deals with the sacrifice of ‘the cock of dough’ and takes up the issue of non-violence to discuss. The Queen becomes unfaithful to her husband in having extra-marital relationship with Mahout. She does so because she was married to the King without her willingness. The Queen attains dexterity. The extra-marital relationship of the queen with Mahout is not condemned but glorified in order to oppose the institution of marriage which is always against the interest of woman. GirishKarnad carved the Queen as a flattery character because she develops an extra-marital relationship with the King’s elephant keeper Mahout. The Queen deliberately turned into polyandry.
This article gives the vivid analysis in respect to psychoanalysis of Freud and feminism with the Queen and the Mother Queen. The Queen deliberately disgraced the sanctity of the marital bliss and the ideals of religion. The Queen defile patriarchy and mock at it by turning out as polyandry. The psyche of women is different from men. They think in different plane altogether. They break the patriarchal rules with their full knowledge. They are psychologically strong and they hate to be a puppet in the hands of a patriarchal society.
