Q: Who has written "A Dance of the Forest"?
A: A Nigerian nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has written "A Dance of the Forest".
Q: When was the play written?
A: "A Dance of The Forest" was written in 1959 by Wole Soyinka. Moreover, the play was premiered when Nigeria got independence newly.
Q: Which group of Nigeria was referred in the play?
A: The Yuroba Group of people was referred in "The Dance of the Forest."
Q: In which year, Wole Soyinka has won the nobel prize in literature?
A: Wole Soyinka has won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986.
Q: At the beginning, which character of the play has introduced the play "A Dance of the Forest."
A: At the beginning of the play, Aroni has introduced the play.
Q: Whose captain was Dead Man in the previous life?
A: Dead Man was the captain of Meta Kharibu.
Q: Who is Rola?
A: Rola is now a prostitute, in past life she was Madame Tortoise.
Q: Who is Agboreko in "A Dance of the Forest"?
A: Agboreko is known as "The Elder of the Sealed Lips", is the head of the Forest.
Q: Who has secured to Dead Man and Woman?
A: Aroni has secured to Dead Man and Woman.
Q: Explain the body structure of Dead Man.
A: The Dead Man is Fat and bloated according to the stage direction. He weared the traditional warrior dress as a soldier wear.
Q: Who have tortured to Dead Man and Woman in the past life?
A: Rola, Demoke, Adenebi and Agboreko have killed to Dead Man and Woman and their half child.
Q: How many persons were died through fire in "A Dance of the Forest"?
A: Almost 65 to 70 people were died through the fire in a lorry in the play "A Dance of the Forest".
Q: What was the profession of Demoke?
A: In "A Dance of the Forest", in the past life, Demoke was a poet, now he is a carver.
Q: To whom Demoke Killed in the play?
A: Demoke has killed Oremole.
Q: What said Aroni at the beginning of the play?
A: "The Lame One", is said by Aroni at the beginning of "A Dance of the Forest".
Q: Who is Murete?
A: In " A Dance of the Forest", Murete, is a tree demon.
Q: What is the principle event of "A Dance of the Forest"?
A: The play revolves around a big festival arousal for the independence of an African nation, Nigeria.
Q: Who are the Dead Man and Dead Woman?
A: Dead Man and Dead Woman are the spirits of a couple who seek justice for their suffering in a previous life, the Dead Man woman were asking for justice from the beginning to the end of the play.
Q: What is the symbol of forest in "A Dance of the Forest"?
A: The Forest represents the spiritual and metaphysical realm of African traditions in the contemporary time.
Q: What role does Demoke play in "A Dance of The Forest"?
A: Demoke is a carver haunted by his past actions, including the death of his apprentice.
Q: Why is Demoke chosen by the Forest Head being a killer?
A: Because of Demoke's guilt and inner conflict, which reflect the play's themes of accountability and redemption.
Q: What do the Half-Child and the Dead Man and Woman have in common?
A: They all were died in the past life, without solving anything.
Q: Who is Eshuoro?
A: Eshuoro is a malevolent deity who seeks vengeance against humanity.
Q: What is the Forest Head’s perspective on humanity?
A: The Forest Head sees humans as flawed but capable of growth and redemption.
Q: What was happened in the past between Demoke and Dead Woman?
A: In a past life, Dead Woman was killed due to Demoke’s actions.
Q: What is the profession of Adenebi?
A: Adenebi is a court historian who represents the misrepresentation of history.
Q: How does Wole Soyinka use mythology in the play?
A: He blends Yoruba mythology with contemporary issues to highlight cultural continuity and literature.
Q: What is the central conflict of the play?
A: The injustices of the Dead Man and Woman.
Q: How is power critiqued in the play?
A: In "A Dance of the Forest", through characters like Adenebi and Rola, who misuse power for selfish ends.
Q: What does the dance symbolize?
A: The Dance stabilizes the natures and Cultural beliefs of Nigeria.
Q: Why is the play considered a as critique of post-independence of Africa?
A: It exposes the failure to address deep-seated issues after colonial rule. In Nigeria and all over the countries in the world, were palpitating the situation be like which were not solved of the Dead Man and Woman.
Q: What does the play suggest about African identity?
A: It emphasizes the need for cultural self-awareness and integrity. It expresses that the main leader in the colonial time kept a lot of power and did all the unjustified works.
Q: How does the play address colonialism?
A: At the beginning section, as the Dead Man and Woman show their inability in the before, and they got killed.
Q: What is the role of the audience in the play?
A: To reflect on their own societal and personal responsibilities.
Q: How does the play portray time?
A: As cyclical, connecting past, present, and future actions.
Q: Why is the play titled "A Dance of the Forests"?
A: The dance represents the non-curriculum nature of the contemporary time of Nigeria.
Q: What does the play say about forgiveness?
A: It suggests that forgiveness requires acknowledgment of wrong-doing.
Q: What is the overarching message of the play?
A: True independence and progress require moral introspection and reconciliation with the past.