Abstract
The dominant trend in the world of politics today is a radical and spontaneous move towards a state of terrorism in a bid to show a big line between the strong and the weak nations; between the powerful and the powerless individuals in a postcolonial state, and the paradox of this action is that it gradually leads to self destruction, and a rape on human dignity and pride which the perpetrators of this act seek to redeem and protect. In this study, however, Femi Osofisan’s Many Colours make the Thunder-King is examined within the confines of his advocacy against the expanding waves of terrorism in modern society, and how, perhaps, this could be curtailed through stage craft. Key words: Terrorism, drama, power, politics, inordinate ambition.
Highlights
Adebola ADEMESODepartment of Theatre Arts and Music, Lagos State University Ojo, Lagos, Nigeria. The dominant trend in the world of politics today is a radical and spontaneous move towards a state of terrorism in a bid to show a big line between the strong and the weak nations; between the powerful and the powerless individuals in a postcolonial state, and the paradox of this action is that it gradually leads to self destruction, and a rape on human dignity and pride which the perpetrators of this act seek to redeem and protect. In this study, however, Femi Osofisan’s Many Colours make the Thunder-King is examined within the confines of his advocacy against the expanding waves of terrorism in modern society, and how, perhaps, this could be curtailed through stage craft. Key words: Terrorism, drama, power, politics, inordinate ambition
Terrorism is the deliberate creation and exploitation of fear for bringing about political change
If terrorism is truly a deliberate creation of the perpetrators with the aim of exploiting the victims in the most dehumanizing ways, the word politics has drifted away from the phenomenon of human relations and diplomacy; it has assumed the status of a violent destruction of humanity, especially in the areas of policy formulation and implementation
Summary
Department of Theatre Arts and Music, Lagos State University Ojo, Lagos, Nigeria. The dominant trend in the world of politics today is a radical and spontaneous move towards a state of terrorism in a bid to show a big line between the strong and the weak nations; between the powerful and the powerless individuals in a postcolonial state, and the paradox of this action is that it gradually leads to self destruction, and a rape on human dignity and pride which the perpetrators of this act seek to redeem and protect. In this study, however, Femi Osofisan’s Many Colours make the Thunder-King is examined within the confines of his advocacy against the expanding waves of terrorism in modern society, and how, perhaps, this could be curtailed through stage craft. Key words: Terrorism, drama, power, politics, inordinate ambition.
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