Justice is achieved in the Caucasian Chalk Circle.

Justice though elusive is achieved in the Caucasian Chalk Circle.

            Injustice is prevalent in the society many times; people suffer because of injustice for instance widows are disinherited by their in-laws. However justice is eventually achieved, for example through court rulings in the Caucasian Chalk Circle, there are several instances of injustice, but justice is eventually achieved

            Natella’s act of abandoning Michael as she is more interested in her clothes and shoes before she flees is an act of injustice. As a mother she should have ensured Michael’s safety but instead flees and leaves him behind him in great danger. Grusha’s humane act saves him and Natella claiming custody of Micheal is unfair. However, Azdak upholds justice by giving Grusha custody of Michael.

            Grusha being forced to marry Jussup by her brother and sister-in-law is an act of injustice. She greatly loves Simon but because her brother’s wife is religious, she gets married to Jussup to uphold their reputation.Justice is achieved when Azdak divorces her making her free to marry Simon Shashava whom he loved.

            The governor had been unjust by not listening to the peoples petitions. On his way to church there were many beggars and petitioners trying to get his attention but he simply ignored them as a soldier pushed the crowd back lashing at them with thick leather whips. This injustice leads him to be beheaded when there is a revolution and in a way, justice is achieved by his death. He pays for what he has been doing to the people.

            Azdak’s appointment as a judge is a form of justice after a long period of injustice by the other judges. Azdak was sympathetic to the poor and was known as “The poor man’s magistrate” (Brecht 79). He broke rules to save the poor and was bribed by ‘empty hands’. He dispensed justice in his fashion for instance the widow accused of stealing a cow which was given by “Saint Banditus” is let off and given wine to drink. Her son had been killed in the war so judge Azdak does a form of compensation. The Cook tells Grusha that Azdak may give her a chance unlike other judges whom she’d have as much chance as a chicken has teeth (Brecht 87). Azdak period of judging is described by the singers as “Almost an age of justice”

            Giving of the valley to the collective fruit farmers and not the original owner the collective goat farmers was an act of justice. The goat farmers wanted the valley back yet they had fled from it during the war. The fruit farmers had fought for it and had made development plans that would even include the goat farmers. The goat farmers only wanted it because it was theirs originally and where they had relocated to, they claim goats did not like the grass and it did not smell morning in the morning “These were flimsy reasons”, hence it was fair to give the valley to the fruit farmers

Conclusion

Though injustice is seen in many ways in the play/text justice is eventually achieved as shown in this essay. We must strive to uphold justice in society for peaceful coexistence as seen in the Caucasian Chalk Circle.