A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF FEMALE CHARACTERS RUTH AND ESTHER IN BIBLE’S OLD TESTAMENT AND SETHE AND DENVER IN TONY MORRISON'S BELOVED

This work presents a comparative analysis of ‘Beloved ‘of the poem by the same name by Toni Morrison and the main female characters of the Old Testament found in the Holy Bible. Analyzing the themes, character development, and social ramifications in both- Beloved and the Old Testament stories helps the article to study the intersections and divergences in the representation of women, notably in the framework of suffering, resilience, and atonement.One cannot easily ignore the widespread influence of the Bible. Notable writers such Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Toni Morrison either center their whole works around the Bible or make clear use of Biblical references. Beloved by Toni Morrison has several references, mostly to the Bible. Her epigraph, a passage from the book of Romans, helps her to capture the whole of her story. The comparative study would highlight the comparison of pain, agony and fate shared by the women in Old Testament of Bible and that of Beloved.