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Death and the King's Horseman builds upon the true story on which Soyinka based the play, to focus on the character of Elesin, the King's Horseman of the title.
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.
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The plot in brief, a Yoruba tribal king has died. His horseman is supposed to commit ritual suicide 30 days after the death. The colonial forces in Nigeria get ...
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Based on events that took place in Oyo, an ancient Yoruba city of Nigeria, in 1946, Wole Soyinka's powerful play concerns the intertwined lives of Elesin Oba, ...
This play is based on events which took place in Oyo, ancient Yoruba city of Nigeria, in 1946. That year, the lives of Elesin (Olori Elesin), his son, ...
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Elesin Oba, the king's horseman, is the main character in the play. Part of his duty as the king's horseman is to commit suicide following the king's death.
May 3, 2019 ˇ Elesin catches sight of something in the distance, and the distraction, a beautiful young woman, walks into the market. The praise-singer thinks ...
Death and the King's Horseman

Death and the King's Horseman

Play by Wole Soyinka
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Death and the King's Horseman is a play by Wole Soyinka based on a real incident that took place in Nigeria during the colonial era: the horseman of a Yoruba King was prevented from committing ritual suicide by the colonial authorities. Wikipedia
Originally published: 1975
Playwright: Wole Soyinka
Characters: Elesin, Olunde, Iyaloja, and more
Setting: Nigeria, during WWII
Rating (4,569)
The plot in brief- a Yoruba tribal king has died. His horseman is supposed to commit ritual suicide 30 days after the death. The colonial forces in Nigeria get ...