• RUPA SAIKIA

This paper aims to explore the interconnectedness of ritualistic sacrifice, tragedy, and trauma in Wole Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman. The play is based on a real incident that occurred in Nigeria in 1945. It portrays the British Colonial government’s intervention to prevent a Yoruba king’s horseman from carrying out a ritualistic suicide to honour his king’s passing, highlighting the erasure of African identity and the impact of colonialism. From a socio-cultural perspective, this paper reflects on the clash between traditional belief systems and scientific empiricism. To validate the paper’s ideas, an analytical approach is followed using both the primary text and the secondary sources.

Rituals, Sacrifice, Trauma, Colonialism

"RITUALISTIC SACRIFICE, TRAGEDY AND TRAUMA: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF WOLE SOYINKA’S DEATH AND THE KING’S HORSEMAN", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 9, page no.f70-f73, September-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2409536.pdf

"RITUALISTIC SACRIFICE, TRAGEDY AND TRAUMA: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF WOLE SOYINKA’S DEATH AND THE KING’S HORSEMAN", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 9, page no. ppf70-f73, September-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2409536.pdf