Disputes in Caucasin Chalk Circle

Write an essay on the disputes that arise in the play, and how each of them is resolved.                                   

A dispute is a serious disagreement, especially one that involves two parties and lasts for sometime. In this play, there are a number of disputes that arise. Some of the disputes are amicably solved, while others spill over to disaster.

 The Grand Duke is involved in war with the Persians. This dispute is resolved by the Grand Duke being overtaken alongside his princess.

There is a dispute between goat herders and the fruit farmers over the ownership of a certain valley.  A neighboring group of peasants from another valley intends to utilize the valley under contest by carrying out horticultural farming, while the other people who are the real owners want to herd goats. The dispute resolution is mediated by a delegate of the state reconstruction commission from Tiflis. The valley is given to the fruit growers because they have a good plan of irrigating

 it so that it gives high yields.            

 Another dispute is between the two brothers, the fat prince and the governor Georgi Abashwili. The cause of the dispute is power and authority.- The dispute is resolved through a crude and cruel way. The fat prince topples (overthrows) the governor and orders him to be beheaded. This leads to a state of fear, impunity and lawlessness. Many people become refugees.

Another form of dispute exists between Grusha and Lavrenti’s family. Grusha’s brother is

under pressure from Aniko to marry her off to a “dying man”. This dispute is resolved through corrupt means. The mother of the “dying man” demands  four hundreds plasters to allow Grusha to be married to her son Jussup. This is after Grusha  is convinced by Lavrenti that she does not need a man in bed but a man in papers.

There exists a dispute between Natella Abashwili, the governor’s wife and her kitchen maid

 Grusha Vashnadze. The dispute is about who is the real mother of Michael Abashwili.

 This dispute arose during the time when the governor was overthrown and everybody was

 running for their safety Natella Abashwili choose material things over her son, Michael.

 Grusha escapes with Michael to the Northern Mountains, she sacrifices so much for him.

This dispute is resolved in court and judge Azdak has to pass the ruling. A chalk circle is drawn  on the  floor. Michael is placed at the center. The plaintiff Natella Abashwili and the

 defendant, Grusha Vashnadze step up to the circle. Each gets the child by one hand and

  the real mother of the child is the one who pulls him out of the circle Grusha lets go the

  child for the two times that they are told to pull, for she declares that she cannot pull him

  apart, having brought him up. At last Grusha is declared the true mother.

There exists a dispute between the old couple. They would like to be divorced for they claim that since the beginning they have never liked each other. The dispute is supposed to be resolved in the court by judge Azdak. Unfortunately instead of signing the divorce decree for the old couple, he divorces Grusha.

Disputes are apart of life. It is therefore important for the parties to try as much as possible  to come up with amiable resolutions. If not such disputes may lead to fatal states of either parties.