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    The Lion and the Jewel was one of Wole Soyinka's early plays that was performed in Africa. It was the first major play to incorporate traditional Yoruba poetry, music, and dance to tell a Nigerian story in English. The play is set in a small village and focuses on the conflict between the eager but naive schoolteacher Lakunle, who accepts Western ideas, and the village chief Baroka, who sees modernity as a threat. It also involves their competition for the beautiful village woman Sidi. Though the characters are exaggerated, the play is ultimately a comedy that pokes gentle fun at them. It presents conflicts between tradition and modernity without resolving them.

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    The Lion and the Jewel was one of Wole Soyinka's early plays that was performed in Africa. It was the first major play to incorporate traditional Yoruba poetry, music, and dance to tell a Nigerian story in English. The play is set in a small village and focuses on the conflict between the eager but naive schoolteacher Lakunle, who accepts Western ideas, and the village chief Baroka, who sees modernity as a threat. It also involves their competition for the beautiful village woman Sidi. Though the characters are exaggerated, the play is ultimately a comedy that pokes gentle fun at them. It presents conflicts between tradition and modernity without resolving them.

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    The Lion and the Jewel was one of Wole Soyinka's early plays that was performed in Africa. It was the first major play to incorporate traditional Yoruba poetry, music, and dance to tell a Nigerian story in English. The play is set in a small village and focuses on the conflict between the eager but naive schoolteacher Lakunle, who accepts Western ideas, and the village chief Baroka, who sees modernity as a threat. It also involves their competition for the beautiful village woman Sidi. Though the characters are exaggerated, the play is ultimately a comedy that pokes gentle fun at them. It presents conflicts between tradition and modernity without resolving them.

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    TheLionandtheJewelSummary

    Summary (Masterpieces of World Literature, Critical Edition)


    TheLionandtheJewel,writteninLondon,wasoneofthefirstofSoyinkasplaystobeperformedin
    Africa.ItwasperformedattheIbadanArtsTheatrein1959,whereitwaswellreceived.TheLionand
    theJewelwasthefirstmajorplaytodrawontraditionalYorubapoetry,music,anddancetotella
    NigerianstoryinEnglish.TheplayenabledNigeriandramatobecomepartofworldtheater.
    TheLionandtheJewelisacomedysetinthesmallremotevillageofIlujinle.Therearethreecentral
    characters:Lakunle,aneagerbutnaveschoolteacherwhoacceptsWesternideasandmodernitywithout
    reallyunderstandingthemBaroka,thevillagechief,whoseesmodernideasasathreattohispowerand
    Sidi,thejewelofthevillage,abeautifulwomanwhowillchooseoneofthemenforahusband.The
    charactersareexaggerated:Lakunleisarrogantandtalkstoomuch,andBarokaiscunning,buttheyare
    ultimatelylikable.UnlikemanyofSoyinkaslaterplays,thereisnoevilinthisplay,andtheauthor
    pokesonlygentlefunathischaracters.Intheend,themenwillhavetodealwitheachother.AsBaroka
    says,theoldmustflowintothenew.
    TheplayfocusesonseveralconflictsthatSoyinkapresentsbutdoesnotattempttoresolve.Lakunleand
    Barokaembodythecontraryurgestowardmodernityandtradition.Theypersonifythetwosidesofthe
    majorsocialandpoliticalissueinAfricaduringthelasthalf...
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