Still, he doesn’t use force or deceit to ultimately win her over. However, Baroka knew of her cunning mind and actually tricked her into believing he wasn’t able to perform. Then, being prideful in nature, she consents in order to mock him in the bedroom for his supposed impotence. Sidi initially refuses his offer of marriage. Lakunle and Sidi in a performance of The Lion and The Jewel. He often makes subpar plays at romanticism with Sidi, though she sees right through them. Laban Erapu writes “He condemns bride-price in so many words that we realize he is pleased it gives him a chance to show off his store of words,” in Notes on Wole Soyinka’s The Lion and The Jewel.
Lakunle repeatedly questions the tradition of the village and assumes superiority because of his Western education. The former represents the foolishness and entitlement of modernity while his counterpart represents the wisdom of tradition. Lakunle, a self-proclaimed forward-thinker is vying for Sidi’s hand in marriage with Baroka. There are three main characters: a schoolteacher named Lakunle, “the lion” and king of the village named Baroka, and “the jewel,” an African beauty named Sidi. It all takes place in an African village built around a large ‘ odan’ tree, which is meant to represent traditional authority. It’s much different from a standard Western act-based play in that sense. The play is divided into three parts: morning, noon, and night. modernity” debate in African tribal culture. It’s a great example of the uniqueness of African drama and serves as a commentary on the “tradition vs. It was here that he wrote The Lion and The Jewel, which went on to become one of his most famous pieces. He didn’t really delve into playwriting until he was working on his MA at the University of Leeds.
His short stories became the gold standard for Nigerian radio drama when he was just a teenager. Wole Soyinka was experimenting with writing at a very young age.
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