The play Ovonramwen Nogbaisi written by Ola Rotimi is about Oba Ovonramwen's efforts to control a growing rebellion within his kingdom and reassert the authority of Benin over surrounding lands are further complicated by British interference in search of trade and dominion. The play focuses on the theme of history, Colonialism, Rebellion, Bravery, etc.
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Macbeth is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. Three witches tell the Scottish general Macbeth that he will be King of Scotland. Encouraged by his wife, Macbeth kills the king, becomes the new king, and kills more people out of paranoia. Civil war erupts to overthrow Macbeth, resulting in more deaths. The play's main themes are loyalty, guilt, innocence, and fate. All deal with the central idea of ambition and its consequences
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So Long a Letter is a semi-autobiographical epistolary novel originally written in French by the Senegalese writer Mariama Bâ. So Long a Letter (French: Une si longue lettre) is a semi-autobiographical epistolary novel originally written in French by the Senegalese writer Mariama Bâ. So Long a Letter deals with multiple themes, which include the life of women in Senegal during the 1970s, family and community life, Islam and polygamy, and death rituals.
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Chinua Achebe's novel "Arrow of God" centers on the main character's battles with colonialism and Christian influences. The novel is filled which instances in which pride leads to animosity, violence, and devastation. In Arrow of God, we see that these traditions are undermined by the coming of Christianity, and the power of the British colonial office.
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Arms and the Man is a comedy by George Bernard Shaw. It s a humorous play that shows the futility of war and deals comedically with the hypocrisies of human nature. The play discusses how war is made, how it is fought, and how parties sue for peace at the close of it. Indeed, the play's title is a direct quote from Virgil's Aeneid, the Roman epic that glorifies war. Shaw used this quote ironically, drawing attention to how war should not be seen as romantic.
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Great Expectation is a novel written by Charles Dickens. The novel depicts the education of an orphan nicknamed Pip. Great Expectations tells the story of Pip, an English orphan who rises to wealth, deserts his true friends and becomes humbled by his own arrogance. the themes include Ambition and Self-Improvement, Social Class, Crime, Guilt, etc.
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The Victims is written by Isidore Okpewho. Okpewho's novel focuses on the life of a Nigerian villager who is tormented by two wives. It portrays polygamy as a harbinger of disaster. It tells the story of two unhappy women who had the hard luck of getting married to an irresponsible man.
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The gods are not to blame is a play by Ola Rotimi. The story is the sad tale of a man named Odewale who has been destined from birth to kill his father and marry his mother. The play addresses themes such as Betrayal, disobedience, fate, ignorance, incest, patricide, and pride.
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Mission to Kala is a novel written by the Cameroonian author Mongo Beti. It is an African novel that treats village life not only with warmth and affection but with a healthy dose of irreverence. The novel tackles other themes like education, oppression, and colonization, which have left an indelible mark on the African landscape, it is the way Beti explores culture and religion which prompts close analysis
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Things Fall Apart is a novel by Nigerian author Chinua Achebe. This is a story about a culture on the verge of change, Things Fall Apart deals with how the prospect and reality of change affect various characters. The book describes the rich culture and complexities of Igbo society, articulating an insider's sense of the African experience. It tells the story of Okonkwo, a leader in an Igbo village in Nigeria in the 1890s, as he deals with his own personal struggles as well as the impact of British colonialism.
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The Marriage of Anansewa is a book by Efua Sutherland. The Marriage of Anansewa can be described as a cultural play. It tells of a father, Ananse, who submits his daughter's suitors to test so as to find out which one of them can display financial strength and also seek the welfare of his daughter.
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As You Like It is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare. The central theme of this play is love and marriage. This is the youthful love of Rosalind and Orlando. As You Like It is a tale of love manifested in its varied forms. In many love stories, it is love at first sight.
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Kongi's Harvest is a 1965 play written by Wole Soyinka. The play satirizes the fledgling nation by stripping it of romantic legend and by showing that the present is no more a golden age than was the past. It projects themes such as intrigues, corruption, statesmanship, putting self above the state, ego, and other devious human weakness.
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Tell Freedom is a book by Peter Abraham. Peter Abrahams writes the Novel to expose the pitiable and inhuman conditions to which the non-whites are subjected: poverty, disease, hunger, dirt, and ignorance are their lot.
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The Concubine is the debut novel by Nigerian writer Elechi Amadi. The theme of love seems to be central to everything that is taking place in the events of the story. Love, being a universal theme, often forms a major concern of most African novels. In this novel, the author takes a different view of the subject of love.
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