STYLISTIC DEVICES USED BY SOYINKA IN THE LION AND THE JEWEL

he leaves the set it to the imagination of the producer and the director. Hence we see that backdrop does not play a very important role in Soyinka's play The Lion and the Jewel.
             As we move on to characters we see a clear difference. His characterization is in complete contrast to the sets in its comprehensiveness. His characters tend to be types rather than individuals such as Sidi "a true village belle" or Lakunle a typical comical figure both nervous and clumsy and yet he lays out his characters with great detail. It is clear that he is very sure about what impression he wants a certain character to make upon his audience and he takes pains to get it just right. He even describes the way a character will move on the stage so that in no way can the
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