The African World-view in Soyinka's Death and the King's Horseman

Woy Soyinka created a simple work by combining the Yoruba culture and the main theatrical formats of Europe about the view of the world of Soyinka's death and the king of his play "Death and the King of the King" in his theater . The drama was understood by the audience, but this allows for the introduction of foreign influences. These devices include the use of song-like qualities in conversation and storytelling, the use of anthropomorphism and metaphor to give exceptional quality to scripts, and to provide readers with a mysterious tradition of African feel It includes the use of specific elements.

Death and the king of the king are based on a dramatic story of a drama based Soinka, focusing on the role of Elekin in the King's Cavaliers. According to the tradition of Yoruba, the death of the king must accompany death by the king's knight and king's dog and horse ritual. Because the knight's spirit is essential to help the chief's spiritual progress. Otherwise, the spirit of the king will paralyze on Earth and will harm the Yoruba. In the first half of the drama the ceremonial process was recorded, but before the ceremonial process began Eresin sent a fulfilling life lover on the last day of his life. Lastly, local British colonial ruler Simon Pickins intervened and the British authorities considered barbarous and illegal.

King 's death and knight was played by Wole Soyinka based on the real events in Nigeria during British colonial rule: The Knight of Yoruba King was banned from ritual suicide by the colonial authorities. In addition to the British intervention, Soyinka also said that the Cavaliers have doubts about beliefs about suicide. It caused a problem that caused the community to balance. Soyinka wrote a play in Cambridge where he worked as a researcher at Churchill College during political asylum in Nigeria. He also explained what he thought was the greatest misunderstanding in writing the preface of the play and understanding it. In particular, he said that the drama should not be viewed as a "cultural confrontation". On the contrary, according to Soyinka's post Befo culture philosophy, the drama shows the need for interaction between African and European cultures.