![]() ![]() ![]() The young Odewale was found and picked up by a farmer hunter, who raised him, and the series of events that unfolded thereafter led to the ‘justification’ of the gods. An adaptation of the Greek classic Oedipus Rex, the story centres on Odewale, who is lured into a false sense of security, only to somehow get caught up in a somewhat consanguineous trail of events by the gods of the land. However, the messenger had pity on the child, wrapped him in a white cloth and left him in a bush far from Kutuje. The Gods Are Not To Blame is a 1968 play and a 1971 novel by Ola Rotimi. To prevent this from occurring, King Adetusa ordered for Odewale to be killed. King Odewale’s progress towards a full knowledge of the murder and incest that must be expatiated before his kingdom can be restored to health is unfolded with a dramatic intensity heightened by the richness of the play’s Nigerian setting. The manner in which Odewale killed his father was revealed in a flashback, as it was foretold at his birth that Odewale will kill his father, the king, and marry his mother the queen. The theme of Sophocles' Oedipus Rex is skillfully transplanted to African soil. The play is set in an ancient Yoruba community and centred on ‘Odewale’, a king of Kutuje, who had risen to power by unknowingly murdering the old king, ‘King Adetusa’, who was also his father. ![]() ![]() “The gods are not to blame’’ is a 1971 novel by Nigerian Playwright, Ola Rotimi, an adaptation of the Greek classic Oedipus Rex. FG orders private jets removal from Abuja airport.Call for second Abuja runway divides aviation stakeholders.Abuja teenager punches neighbour to death. ![]()
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