Death and the King’s Horseman
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Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
Summary & Analysis
Summary
Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
Act 4
Act 5
Themes
All Themes
Life and Death
Women and Power
Duty and Collective Responsibility
Colonialism
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Elesin
Iyaloja
Simon Pilkings
Olunde
Jane Pilkings
The Praise-Singer
Sergeant Amusa
The Aide-de-Camp
The Bride / The Young Woman
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Egungun
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European Music
Chains
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Egungun
Egungun
Ceremonial costumes that Yoruba men wear during a specific annual ceremony to honor the dead. The costume allows the wearer to channel the ancestors. Only men can wear them.
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