EN 101C: Indian Classical Literature
1. Ramayana – Valmiki
Ayodhya Kanda
Rama
Sita
Lakshmana
King Dasharatha
Kaikeyi
Kausalya
Sumitra
Bharata
Shatrughna
Manthara
Vashistha
Sumantra
Yuddha Kanda
Rama
Ravana
Sita
Lakshmana
Hanuman
Sugriva
Vibhishana
Kumbhakarna
Indrajit (Meghnad)
Angada
Mandodari
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2. Mahabharata – Vyasa
Sabha Parva
Yudhishthira
Bhima
Arjuna
Nakula
Sahadeva
Draupadi
Duryodhana
Shakuni
Dhritarashtra
Vidura
Krishna
Virata Parva
Arjuna (as Brihannala)
Yudhishthira (as Kanka)
Bhima (as Ballava)
Nakula (as Granthika)
Sahadeva (as Tantripala)
Draupadi (as Sairandhri)
King Virata
Uttara
Uttarā
Kichaka
Krishna
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3. Natyashastra – Bharata Muni
(This is theory, so no "characters" in the dramatic sense)
Important conceptual figures:
Bharata Muni (author)
Natyaveda (concept)
Rasa
Bhava
Sthayi Bhava
Vibhava
Anubhava
Vyabhichari Bhava
(These often appear as MCQs, treated like "terms/agents".)
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4. Abhijnanasakuntalam – Kalidasa
(If prescribed instead of Mrichchhakatika)
King Dushyanta
Shakuntala
Kanva
Anasuya
Priyamvada
Durvasa
Sarvadamana (Bharata)
Gautami
Matali
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5. Mrichchhakatika (The Little Clay Cart) – Sudraka
(If this is your prescribed play)
Charudatta
Vasantasena
Sansthanaka
Maitreya
Sarvilaka
Madanika
Aryaka
Radanika
Sthavaraka
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6. Kadambari – Banabhatta
Chandrāpīḍa
Kadambari
Mahashveta
Pundarika
King Tarapida
Patralekha
Kapinjala
Vaishampayana
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EN 102C: European Classical Literature
1. Iliad (Book I) – Homer
Achilles
Agamemnon
Patroclus
Briseis
Chryseis
Chryses
Hector
Paris
Athena
Apollo
Zeus
Thetis
Hera
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2. Oedipus Rex – Sophocles
Oedipus
Jocasta
Creon
Tiresias
Laius
Messenger
Shepherd
Chorus (Theban Elders)
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3. The Pot of Gold (Aulularia) – Plautus
Euclio
Phaedria
Lyconides
Megadorus
Staphyla
Anthrax
Eunomia
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4. Satires – Horace
(Not character-based in the dramatic sense)
Horace (narrator/persona)
Maecenas (patron, frequently addressed)
Stock figures:
Greedy man
Hypocrite
Social climber
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5. Divine Comedy: Inferno (Canto I & II) – Dante
Dante (Pilgrim)
Virgil
Beatrice
Leopard (symbol)
Lion (symbol)
She-wolf (symbol)
If you want next, I can:
mark MCQ-important characters only, or
give "Who is who" one-liners, or
create a unit-wise character revision sheet.
You're doing exactly what toppers do — just earlier.