The Knight in the Panther's Skin Literary Elements

Epic poetry

Fictional India, Arabia and China, unspecified time period although most likely late 11th Century

Shota Rustaveli, written in the 3rd person

The tone moves from passion to heroism, the mood is of dedication and friendship.

Avtandil and Tariel are the protagonists, Nestan-Darejan is the antagonist.

The major conflict happens when Avtandil battles against King Rostevan in a hunting challenge. The reader is unsure of whether or not Avtandil will win, and if he will be able to continue with his quest.

The climax in the collection of poems occurs when Avtandil and Tariel find Nestan-Darejan, as Tariel has finally found his love in the Gulansharo city.

The loyalty and bravery of friends Avtandil and Tariel are foreshadowed through the childhood bonds they have, despite them now being distant and separated, they will come together and find each other.

There is understatement through the patience of Nestan-Darejan, who also has her own desires, which Tariel doesn't realize at the start of his journey.

The poems allude to relationship between love and the world around us, as well as the ceremonies that we have in order to seal our love for each other.

There is significant imagery of the beauty of Nestan-Darejan and how attractive she appears to Tariel, and even Avtandil who doesn't reveal it.

There is a paradox in the fact that Tariel is so deeply in love with Nestan-Darejan, yet Nesta-Darejan is a physical representation of Queen Tamar, who Tariel doesn't love.

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Queen Tamar is personified through Nestan-Darejan, a symbolical object that represents love.