The Question and Answer section for Silence! The Court is in Session is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
The use of the exclamation point in the title is no mere gimmick. The command to remain silent is pervasive throughout, starting with the title. The judge constantly cautions Benare to be silent when she interrupts testimony. He wields the same...
To Benare, the mock trial is a personal attack against her morality and independence. To the others, it is merely a game. To Karnik, a minor character, the idea of the trial as a game simply means nothing more than a chance to perform; he has no...
The wife of Kashikar, she is insecure about not having children and masks it with judgment and cruelty. She is gleeful throughout Benare's trial and physically and emotionally manipulates Benare to keep participating even though she desperately...
