Examine the use of sub texts in whole Soyinka death and the king's horse man

Inspired by a true story, Wole Soyinka's drama Death and the King's Horseman follows the story of a man who plans to commit ritual suicide to go with the recently slain king to the afterlife. This is a cultural norm for his people, and the consequences for breaking it are more severe than death (Soyinka, 2002). Since the setting is the 40th year of the 20th century, Soyinka argues that these customs are not that quaint. Wars are raging all over the globe, and they do not seem any more civilized or proper than ritualistic killing. To the locals, there is a valid link between the worlds of the living and the dead. The piece does a great job of capturing the mood of the continuous shift and the inevitable need for it through subtexts to bring out the story's message. Olunde correctly says Elesin has unparalleled protection from the living monarch and the kingdom's long-dead forebears. Without his ritual suicide, the king's fury might cause permanent problems for the tribe. Without completing his mission in life and delivering the word to the monarch, his soul would languish in isolation (Soyinka, 2002). His death is inevitable; thus, proper procedures must be followed. Thus, Olunde, his son, is preoccupied entirely with the funeral rites he must conduct over his father's corpse (Soyinka, 2002). After all, the tribe's welfare depends on him, and his mistakes might have dire consequences. Olunde's declaration that the community's respect is at risk indicates how their world has been jarred off its steady trajectory, resulting in the occupants' descent into an infinite pit. Despite his best efforts to play the part of a good Samaritan to those who do not understand him, Simon Pilkings could not stop the problem (Soyinka, 2002). Elesin and Olunde's terrible deaths may be traced to the British colonists' disruption of the native Nigerian ceremony. Olunde's deed, however, rescued the locals from shame. He assumed Elesin's responsibilities and gave his life to preserve their planet. Elesin's on-time performance of the ceremony, according to tribal belief, would bring about harmony among the populace. If the horseman follows the procedure, his mind will also be at ease. However, the white people did not let him perform a rite to end his life when the time was perfect (Soyinka, 2002). What happens to the whole tribe after that is unknown even to the gods, but everyone knows that life has taken an unexpected turn. The whites have broken the tribal law and must now face the consequences. As a result of their actions, the monarch will forever be lost in the depths of darkness. Simon Pilkings cut the ties that bound Nigeria to its illustrious ancestor. Therefore, he has severed the ties that bound those people to their ancestors via their rituals. The idea is that every individual is a citizen of some country since they were born inside a particular geographical region. Honoring traditions is crucial because they provide a foundation for thousands of individuals to come together and consider the welfare of their communities. When people lose their sense of togetherness, peaceful coexistence becomes impossible.