Death and the king's horseman - Wole Soyinka
KORTE INHOUD
eath and the King's Horseman is een toneelstuk van Wole Soyinka gebaseerd op een waargebeurd incident dat plaatsvond in Nigeria tijdens het koloniale tijdperk: de ruiter van een Yoruba-koning werd door de koloniale autoriteiten verhinderd om rituele zelfmoord te plegen.
the play Death and the King’s Horseman tells the story of the obstacles that Elesin Oba—the king’s horseman—faces on the night he is supposed to commit ritual suicide to follow the recently departed king into the afterlife. Elesin struggles with his commitment to following through with the act, even as the English colonial officer Simon Pilkings also tries to prevent his death. Elesin knows that failure to fulfill his duty could lead to strife for his people, but neither he nor Pilkings are prepared for the consequences of his failure to fulfill his duty.
the play Death and the King’s Horseman tells the story of the obstacles that Elesin Oba—the king’s horseman—faces on the night he is supposed to commit ritual suicide to follow the recently departed king into the afterlife. Elesin struggles with his commitment to following through with the act, even as the English colonial officer Simon Pilkings also tries to prevent his death. Elesin knows that failure to fulfill his duty could lead to strife for his people, but neither he nor Pilkings are prepared for the consequences of his failure to fulfill his duty.
