Characters playing double roles in A Dance of the Forests

NEW LITERATURES IN ENGLISH

ASSIGNMENT FOR MEG –08

July 2015 - January 2016 session

Programme: MEG

Assignment Code: MEG-08/TMA/2015-16

Max Marks : 100

4. In A Dance of the Forests why does Soyinka have characters playing double roles? Give examples from the text to substantiate your answer.

In A Dance of the Forest Soyinka portrays character playing doubles roles more like a play – within- a play. This takes the action back many centuries to the court of Mata Kharibu.

. 

The play within a play is Soyinka’s way of presenting the fact that old sins cast long shadows. He seems to be saying that........

(mail me for the complete answer : ignousolvedassignmentz@gmail.com)