Death and the King's Horseman | Summary

Act I
As Death and the King’s Horseman opens, Elesin Oba walks through a Nigerian village market at the close of the business day. He is followed by an entourage of drummers and praise-singers, and as he makes his way through the market he talks with the praise-singer Olohun-iyo about ‘‘the other side’’ and about the importance of ‘‘this day of all days.’’ Apparently, Elesin Oba is enjoying his last day on earth; at night he will go to join his ‘‘great forebears.’’ The women abandon their work of putting away the goods from their stalls and...

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