THE PSYCHOLOGICAL PORTRAYAL OF THE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW IN ERKIN XUSHVAQTOV'S PLAY "SIZSIZ O'TMAS KUNLARIM"

This article examines Iroda, a character in Erkin Xushvaqtov’s play “Sizsiz o‘tmas kunlarim,” at the intersection of her role as a daughter-in-law, family duty, and personal emotional needs. It demonstrates how the circumstances surrounding childlessness and Ismoil’s second marriage transform an external family problem into an internal psychological conflict. Iroda’s patience, jealousy, loyalty, and self-sacrifice are interpreted as complex emotional responses that emerge under pressure rather than as a fixed set of character traits. The article argues that the playwright portrays the daughter-in-law not merely as a bearer of tradition or a figure performing prescribed family duties, but as a dramatic individual who recognizes her own feelings and experiences the consequences of moral choices.