A Dance of the Forests
Wole Soyinka's purpose for choosing the Forest Area as his Play's narrative location
Debjani Roychowdhury, 29 years old and a Writer in Profession .
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Debjani Roychowdhury, 29 years old and a Writer in Profession .
The play takes place in a forest, and throughout, various elements of the natural world come to life to take part in the reckoning that is taking place with the mortals. The Forest Head is a spirit who presides over the forest, and during the welcoming of the Dead Man and Dead Woman, various spirits of different natural elements are called upon to speak their piece. These include Spirit of the Rivers, Spirit of the Palms, Spirits of the Volcanos, and others. All of these elements of nature are personified through verse, showing us the connection between the human and the natural world.
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