Originally posted by: ann2012
The TRP janta clearly loves this kind of plotting. EK has been making highly watched shows for more than a decade. And this kind of drama has been consistent in them along with all her earlier dramas revolving around a super-rich (royalty in their own right) and large joint families.
I was really young when these dramas were on air. But I had the misfortune of watching them in bits and parts when my family had just one TV. To tell you the truth, I found them disgusting. A girl trying to wrench her sister's husband away from her, family members plotting to achieve their ends at any cost, fake pregnancy, fake illnesses, false names, plastic surgeries... and what not. All of it seemed unbelievable. I couldn't believe that a family so rich, filled with educated elite could behave like this. But treachery amongst rich and elite is common as I found only later, when I was older.
Ruqaiya's scenario is understandable. She is very insecure. Though she continuously says to herself that 'Jalal sirf humare hai', the truth is he never was really hers. To lose him, she first had to own him. And Jalal can't be owned by anyone. He offers himself totally and unconditionally to people he loves by his own choice, those people hardly ever win him over totally. He turns on them in the face of good evidence and serious complaints.
Whether it is the rich and elite now or the royalty then, everybody has survival instincts. Jealousy and hate can bring out the worst in people. The Mughal princes killed their own brothers, uncles and uncles children to gain the thrones. Didn't they have Shahi Khoon (royal blood) running in their veins? Weren't they exceptionally educated by the best tutors in various languages and subjects? Still they revolted against their fathers, killed some of their best advisors and killed their kin. So, can't the Mughal princesses behave the same? They have the same royal blood but definitely not the training in warfare that their male counterparts have. Thus, they rely on devious plans and potions in small crystal bottles. Also, poison has been widely considered a woman's weapon, is it not?
Uske comparison main Ruqaiya's plan is almost childish. That can be blamed on jealousy clouding her judgement. Anger has made her dim-witted and she is unrecognizable from the earlier Ruqaiya. But anger and lust for power are known for making people detached from the previous selves. This is also a side to her. Just like Jalal and Jodha have different dimensions to them, so does Ruqaiya.
If being of only royal blood and having an elite education, made one a good person or capable of taking great decisions, then Jalal would have never become Akbar. His blood is only half royal and he is uneducated. According to 'royal blood logic', he should have been an outright barbaric but he isn't.
Similarly it isn't necessary Ruqaiya would always justify her education or royal blood. Especially when she believes her audha is under threat, something which is very dear. Infact she is kind of justifying her pure royal blood, her lust for power is greater than the importance she places on relationships.