by Wole Soyinka
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Death and the King’s Horseman Death and The King’s Horseman is a tragedy in 5 acts. During this whole play, we as the readers get to see the struggles Elesin Oba experiences while deciding whether to comply and go through with the ritual suicide or…
Death And The King’s Horseman by Wole Soyinka tells the story of the importance of tradition in African culture. The play follows the life of Elesin Oba, who had the career title of “The King’s Horseman”, and his obligation to follow an African tradition of…
Throughout the play, Death and the King’s Horseman, by Wole Soyinka, there is a conspicuous paradox between the traditional Yoruba values of Olunde and his father, Elesin. Although Olunde has been westernized by staying in Europe for his studies, he is seen to be more…
Wole Soyinka
English
English
University of Ife
1 March 1975
Elesin, Olunde, Iyaloja, Simon Pilkings, Jane Pilkings, Amusa
Nigeria, during WWII
The play is based on a real incident that took place in Nigeria during the colonial era.
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