Literary analysis of ola rotimi gods are not to blame

The protagonists patricide is understood as the slaying of the colonial father at the moment of independence, and the ensuing incest is the intimate embrace between the hero of. Ola rotimi failed in the crafting of his play the gods are not to blame for quite an age, many have faced questions as to whether the gods are to blame or man is to blame in ola rotimis play, the gods are not to blame. Rotimi was born to an ijaw mother and a yoruba father, and cultural diversity was a frequent theme in his work. These two works are committed to the nigerian cultures, hence their. The gods are not to blame a three crowns book ola rotimi on. The gods are not to blame is a classic play written by ola rotimi, which is a postcolonial interpretation of the canonic works of the western. King odewales progress towards knowledge of the murder and incest that must be expiated before his kingdom can be restored to ealth is unfolded with a dramatic intensity heightened by the richness of the plays nigerian setting. Pdf a pragmatic study of characters names in ola rotimi. The gods are not to blame, ola rotimis african adaptation of sophocles oedipus rex is one of the most significant plays by a nigerian playwright. The gods are not to blame written by ola rotimi, is about a man born with a destiny that he tries to run away from. The book the gods are not to blame is the dramatic tale of a man odewale born with a destiny he tried to run away from. It is a popular curriculum text in colleges and universities, and among western.

In this article i wish to examine ola rotimis adaptation of sophocles oedipus 11rannus in his play 1he gods are not to blame. Because of its subject matter, the gods are not to blame is the most accessible of his plays. Summary of the gods are not to blame by ola rotimi the. The gods are not to blame who is to blame in ola rotimis the gods. Criticism of ola rotimis the gods are not to blame free. The gods are not to blame by ola rotimi,publication date 1971 pages80 preceded by our husband has gone mad again followed by kurunmi the gods are not to blame is a 1968 play and a 1971 novel by ola rotimi. The gods are not to blame is a 1971 novel by ola rotimi following to stir the god of iron and earning his m. The gods are not to blame, ovonramwen nogbaisi, and the epilogue olawale gladstone emmanuel rotimi, best known as ola rotimi april 1938 18 august 2000, 1 was one of nigeria s leading playwrights and theatre directors. Portraiture of the nigerian conundrum in ola rotimi s the gods are not to blame akwu sunday victor academic paper african studies literature publish your bachelors or masters thesis, dissertation, term paper or essay. Rotimis next play, the gods are not to blame, was written in 1967, while the civil war was raging. Firstly, i think gbonka the kings messanger should be blamed cos if he h. Analysis and interpretation of ola rotimi s the gods are not to blame. A large concentration of the studies on ola rotimis the gods are not to blame, henceforth the gods, come from the literary e. In this play the theme of sopocles oedipus rex is skillfully transplanted to african soil.

The gods are not to blame is an indictment of this nigerian fratricide. At birth when his parents took him to the village diviner the ogun priest to tell his future, they met sadness amidst their joyful thronging of drums and dancing. The gods are not to blame is a classic play written by ola rotimi, which is a postcolonial interpretation of the canonic works of the western culture, sophocles oedipus rex. Although this play, like virtually all of rotimi s dramas, is theatrical on a grand scale, it possesses a considerable literary dimension.

What are the themes in the gods are not to blame by ola. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The play is a heavily cited and discussed one in pedagogy and literary criticism. A pragmatic study of characters names in ola rotimis the gods are not to blame. In this section i intend to show through textual analysis that ola rotimis the gods is a. Portraiture of the nigerian conundrum in ola rotimis the. The gods are not to blame, a play written by ola rotimi and first published in 1971 is the tragic story of a prince who grew up to kill his father and marry his mother.

The africanization of greek tragedy in ola rotimi s the gods are not to blame prof. This project focuses on an attempt to carry out a critical discourse analysis of ola rotimis the gods are not to blame. Ola rotimi had an immense knowledge and interest in african cultures, as indicated in his ability to speak several ethnic languages, such as yoruba, ijaw, hausa, and pidgin. The united states words 4 pages the fact that prison gangs are not visible to the public makes them seem unknown to the public eye, however the. An adaptation of the greek classic oedipus rex, the story centres on odewale, who. Ola rotimi, nigerian scholar, playwright, and director. College of education abstract in the late part of the twentieth century and the early part of twenty first century there was a remarkable interest in rewriting greek tragedy.

Nairaland forum entertainment literature summary of the gods are not to blame by ola rotimi 11276 views summary of the art of war by sun tzu the sexcapades of ola a story of love and romance ola rotimi s 79th posthumous birthday is today 1. The setting of the book the gods are not to blame by ola. The study analysed some of the themes in ola rotimis the gods are not to blame. The gods are not to blame by ola rotimi download free ebooks. Several studies have been carried out on ola rotimi s works using different literary and linguistic criticisms to the exclusion of the authors onomastic resources. Drawing textual instances from ola rotimi s the gods are not to blame, and sophocles oedipus rex, i aim at debunking what seems to be the globally accepted claim that man is to blame for his outcomeeither tragic or comic. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the gods are not to blame. In this article i wish to examine ola rotimi s adaptation of sophocles oedipus 11rannus in his play 1he gods are not to blame. The gods are not to blame, first presented at the ife festival of the arts in 1968, has as its theme that the real source of the nigerian civil war 19671970 was mutual ethnic distrust among. I really appreciate the work of ola rotimi on gods are not to blame. Although the plays style has been criticized, there is unanimity among theatre scholars over suitability of ola rotimi s choice of words in this play, as it is in his other major plays. In the land of kutuje, a son was born to king adetusa and his wife, queen ojuola, for they were the king and queen of the land of kutuje the son was their first baby.

Analysis and interpretation of ola rotimi s the gods are not to blame download analysis and interpretation of ola rotimi s the gods are not to blame ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. The gods are not to blame was used as a textbook for gce a level english literature. Rotimi interprets sophocles story within the context of african culture, infusing his text with elements that are specific to the african tradition. Pragmatic functions of crisis motivated proverbs in ola. A in 1966 with our husband has gone mad again premiered at yale that year. The war took strength from longstanding tribal rivalries and was fostered by private political aspirations and corruption in high quarters.

At birth his parents joy was cut short when they find out from the oracle that. Rotimi was one of the clutch of prominent nigerian playwrights who emerged in west africa in the 1960s, the most notable being soyinka. What ola rotimi has done in his own play is to take the plot of oedipus rex and give it a nigerian background by creating for it a yoruba setting and yoruba characters and. The gods are not to blame is a 1968 play and a 1971 novel by ola rotimi. The thrust of the paper is to unveil the uniqueness of rotimi. The study analysed some of the themes in ola rotimi s the gods are not to blame. Nairaland forum entertainment literature the gods are to blame 3952 views summary of the gods are not to blame by ola rotimi reincarnation gods in men ola rotimi plagiarize sophocles oedipus rex in the gods are not to blame.

The story is the sad tale of a man named odewale who has been destined from birth to kill his father and marry his mother. Analysis and interpretation of ola rotimis the gods are. First performed in 1968, the gods are not to blame is the official play of this years muson festival. Educated in nigeria in port harcourt and lagos, he traveled to the united states in 1959 to study at boston university. It had its first performance in nigeria at the ife festival of the arts. Download pdf analysis and interpretation of ola rotimi s. The gods are not to blame has become a standard text for english literature classes in nigeria, and our husband has gone mad again was a resounding. It further argues that the gods lack ethical standards which they are supposed to portray. Ola rotimi nigerian scholar and dramatist britannica. The organizational analysis methodology used to capitalize business processrelated knowledge is presented below. This chapter reads ola rotimi s the gods are not to blame as an allegory of colonization and decolonization and revises the established reading of the play as a representation of the nigerian civil war. A stage play on ola rotimi s classical novel the gods are not to blame will debut in the federal capital territory fct on oct. Pdf the gods in the gods are not to blame timibofa. The gods are not to blame who is to blame in ola rotimis.

Analysis and interpretation of ola rotimi s the gods are. The interrelationship and interdependence of meanings, occasioning overlaps, thus feature in our analysis. In this article i wish to examine ola rotimis adaptation of sophocles oedipus 1 1rannus in his play 1he gods are not to blame. Summary of the gods are not to blame by ola rotimi. Click download or read online button to get analysis and interpretation of ola rotimi s the gods are not to blame book now.

Yoruban culture and influences the gods are not to blame is influenced by yoruba and yoruban culture. For instance, using king odewale as a mouthpiece, ola rotimi claims. Data presentation and analysis the data are selected from the proverbs contained in things fall apart by chinua achebe and the gods are not to blame by ola rotimi. The article explores how dramatic irony which is a style in literature, used by playwrights to give the audience or readers more insight about the characters and situations in a play, was used by rotimi in his play the gods are not blame and goldsmiths she stoops to conquer, to create suspense and a high level of climax. Extremely little attempts have been made to carry out linguistic analyses of the text, when compared to other plays of the author. An adaptation of the greek classic oedipus rex, set in an indeterminate period of a yoruba kingdom, the story centers on odewale, who is lured into a false sense of security, only to somehow get caught up in a somewhat consanguineous trail of events. A 2017 latest african nigerian nollywood full movies kingdom in crisis there is a dark wind raising against the mbaja kingdom as the evil one is set to wipe away everyone in the community and. An adaptation of the greek classic oedipus rex, the story centres on odewale, who is lured into a false sense of security, only to somehow get caught up in a somewhat consanguineous trail of events by the gods of the land the novel is set in an indeterminate period of a yoruba kingdom. The gods are not to blame, which is an adaptation of greek classic oedipus rex, written by a famous play wright called sopholes, about two thousand, five hundred years ago. Stage play on ola rotimis the gods are not to blame. Summary of the gods are not to blame by ola rotimi literature nairaland. This paper contends that the gods are to blame over the fatalistic nature man occupies in the universe. Click download or read online button to analysis and interpretation of ola rotimi s the gods are not to blame book pdf for free now. An adaptation of the greek classic oedipus rex, the story centers on odewale, who is lured into a false sense of security, only to somehow.