Relate this play to the Relativist view of African drama.

Relatavism supports the ideology that knowledge, truth, and morality exist in relation to culture, society, or historical context. They are not absolute. The play has been interpreted by many as a cautionary tale for the Nigerian people on the occasion of their newfound independence, to remind them to be critical and seeking, and warning against becoming complacent. It also provides a metaphor for not sentimentalizing pre-colonial Africa too much and remaining vigilant. When Soyinka won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986, A Dance of the Forests was named as one of his crowning achievements, and he was named "one of the finest poetical playwrights that have written in English.”