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1. Wise, Cultured & Learned
The opening presents him as a wise and powerful monarch, a patron of learning, an eminent warrior and a gifted poet.
2. Proud & Sensitive About His Poetry
He takes the queen's yawn personally because he believes it shows disrespect towards his poem.
3. Impulsive When Hurt
He storms off after the queen yawns, stops speaking to her for weeks and allows a small misunderstanding to affect the entire palace.
4. Capable of Reasoning
When Rama explains that yawning is natural, the king connects the idea to his own experience and reconsiders his earlier judgement.
5. Self-Aware
He recognises that his reaction was unfair and admits, “I let my pride blind me.”
6. Humble Enough to Apologise
Despite being king, he approaches the queen gently, accepts responsibility and says, “I'm so sorry.”
Exam-Ready Character Sketch (5 marks)
- Krishnadeva Raya is introduced as a wise, powerful and cultured ruler who values learning and poetry.
- However, he is also proud and emotionally sensitive about his poem, so he misreads the queen's tired yawn as an insult.
- His response is impulsive : he withdraws from the queen for weeks over a trivial misunderstanding.
- Yet he is not closed-minded. Rama's argument makes him reflect and correct his judgement .
- His greatest quality appears at the end: he is self-aware and humble enough to apologise .
- The king's change shows that a mistake does not define a person; refusing to recognise it would.
