Act four features a "masque" where the dance of the Tango contrasts with the dance of the title character, while the third act features the ridicule of Amusa and exchanges with the Praise-singer.
The second act takes place in the District Officer's bungalow, where traditional ceremonial dress is profaned and the presence of Joseph the houseboy is suggestive of the biblical story of Joseph and Potiphar's wife. Act four features a "masque" where the dance of the Tango contrasts with the dance of the title character, while the third act features the ridicule of Amusa and exchanges with the Praise-singer. Olunde, a medical student and the hero's son, commits suicide, and Simon Pillkings' actions lead to the title characters' demise, which lacks the ritual Yoruban culture demands. FTP, identify this drama about Elesin Oba's ritual suicide after the passing of his monarch, written by Wole Soyinka.
The second act takes place in the District Officer's bungalow, where traditional ceremonial dress is profaned and the presence of Joseph the houseboy is suggestive of the biblical story of Joseph and Potiphar's wife.
Death and the King’s Horseman