Summary of the play The Strong Breed by Wole Soyinka
The Strong Breed The play, The Strong Breed was written by Wole Soyinka, it’s a tragic play based on the tradition of Egungun, a Yoruba festival tradition in Nigeria. Egungun is a tradition in which a scapegoat of the village carries out the evil of the community and is exiled from the civilization. The play ends with an individual sacrifice for the sake of the communal benefit. It was published when traditional Yoruba life was dominated by religion. Characters of the play: § Eman, a stranger, § Sunma, Jaguna’s daughter § Ifada, an idiot § A girl § Jaguna, the village leader § Oroge, Jaguna’s main attenda...
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