" This play begins with the St. Vitus's disease-stricken Aafaa, and three other mendicants, wagering body parts in a dice game.
A rambling character in this play repeatedly complains about the "hordes" who stink because "they eat garlic." At the end of this play, a character lambasts his son for being "the boo in Buddhism," "the ham in Muhammad," "the tick of a heretic," "the dog in dogma," and the "cyst in the system." A character in this play supports cannibalism because he remembers enjoying the taste of testicles. Several characters in this play chant the phrase "As -- Was -- Is -- Now -- As Ever Shall Be," and long for the day when they will tour the world as a circus act called the "Creatures of As." In this play's climactic scene, Iya Agba burns her entire collection of herbs, and the Old Man gets shot just before he can begin his (*) "Operation." This play begins with the St. Vitus's disease-stricken Aafaa, and three other mendicants, wagering body parts in a dice game. In this play, Bero represents the second title group, whereas his doctor father's cultists represent the first. For 10 points, name this absurdist depiction of the Nigerian Civil War, by Wole Soyinka.
A rambling character in this play repeatedly complains about the "hordes" who stink because "they eat garlic.
Madmen and Specialists