She plays her cards all wrong. The only person who counts in Agra is Jalal, but even after he has become more civilised and even apologetic, she does not take advantage of it by behaving at least politely with him, if not cordially, and building some sort of tentative bridge to him.
Did you hear what he says at the height to his rage today, something he has said before to Jodha? Aapne hamesha hamein apne hi nazaroon mein girane ki koshish ki hai. That belief, beginning from the day when he heard her demand his head from Suryabhan, and abuse him in the worst possilble terms, also lingers in his zehen, and colours all his reactions towards things she is accused of doing.
He is convinced that she hates him and will miss no opportunity to hit at him and humiliate him. That was another reason why her misbehaviour with him at the Meena Bazaar was a big mistake, for that coloured his attitude towards her today. As Napoleon said of a mistake made by one of his generals: It was worse than a crime, it was a blunder.
Shyamala Aunty
Originally posted by: Autumn_Rose
She is blinded by her prejudices and has made a lot of mistakes.. But its not easy to let go of the past..I hate how she is all alone.. with people enjoying her misery... Hamida is useless..
Originally posted by: sashashyam
No, Alakh, I do not agree. Now was the time for her to show her mettle. What is the worst that could have happened to her? Being sent back home pronto. But that was on the cards already. Anyone can strut about when times are easy, but the brave stand up to tough circumstances.
And what hurt are you talking about? Her saasuma does everything short of building a temple to Jodha, and her husband was very patient and understanding with her yesterday. So what hurt?
In all this, why is she behaving, even before this latest crisis, as though Jalal is shunting her back to Amer? He gave her a choice, and the way she behaved when he came to her with the khushkhabari, he assumes that she has decided to leave. If she does not want to go, all she has to do is to wear that rich green joda in which she sang that ode to Rajput valour!!
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