Re-interpretation of John Galsworthy’s Justice as a Critique of Socio-Judicial Structure of his Time

Volume 2 Issue 2 Monsoon Edition 2022

Abstract

Aim: John Galsworthy, a contemporary playwright of George Bernard Shaw, and Harley Granville-Barker, established realism in drama in 20th-century England. The research paper in hand aims at reassessing the ill effects of socio-legal injustices and inequalities on human personality in John Galsworthy’s Justice: A Tragedy in Four Acts. The paper also enlightens the audience about the contemporary ill effects of solitary confinement and its subsequent repercussions on the human mind and body. Research Methodology and Approach: The researcher has adopted MLA style 8th edition in writing the paper and this paper undergoes critical scrutiny showcasing the inhuman- ill-effects of socio-legal injustices and inequalities on human personality in John Galsworthy’s Justice. Outcome: Through the play under study, the playwright exhibits the contemporary condition of English life in which the poor, marginalized, and subaltern sections of the then-English society were colonized and dehumanized as the victim of the play, Falder, is made the victim of so-called English culture. Conclusion and Suggestion: John Galsworthy exhibits the ill effects both of society and the mechanical penal system on human personality. His human insight is discernible through the compassionate appeal of his characters in the play. They show their tortured psyche to their audience.