The Lion and the Jewel by Wole Soyinka

Lion and Jewel of Wole Soyinka are the three protagonists of "Lions and Gems" called Sidi, Lakunle, Baroka the Bale. Each character has a different idea, and each character sees society in different ways. In this article, we will introduce and explain each role and analyze its role in drama. Sidi ==== Sidi is the first person the audience encounters. She is a very attractive woman known as the "beauty" of the village. Her charm influenced her character and made her very wasteful.

Wole Soyinka was born in Abeokuta, Nigeria in 1934 under the name Akinwande Oluwole Soyinka. His father was the principal of a local missionary school, and Soyinja was exposed to literature at an early age. He quotes the atmosphere of knowledge created by the existence of his father and his friends. In 1952, Soyinka studied at Ibadan University, then entered Leeds University and began participating in the drama. His first screenplay (The Swamp Dwellers and The Lion and the Jewel) was published while Soyinka was still in the UK, but Soyinka joined Rockefeller research scholarship to return to Nigeria to pursue drama To do. As his reputation as a playwright rises, Soyinka will be more active in the politics of the new Nigerian state.

After graduation, Wole Soyinka stayed in Leeds and tried the drama. In the meantime he first appeared as a playwright by his main work "Swamp Dwellers" (1958). Members of the Royal Court Theater in London highly appreciated his light comedy "Lions and Jewels" and encouraged him to move to London. These plays discuss the tension between Nigerian tradition and progress. After serving as a theater theater, he got the opportunity to invent invention at the Royal Court Theater in 1957. In addition, he published several poems such as "my neighbor" and "immigrant" in the Nigerian magazine "Black Orpehus".