A Hegelian reading of Death and the King’s Horseman: Recht, Moralität and Sittlichkeit

This research studies the concepts of recht, moralität and sittlichkeit in the chosen case study, Death and the King s Horseman by Wole Soyinka, according to the philosophical theories of Hegel. The play, Death and the King s Horseman, portrays the society of Africa in which the individuals are ought to sacrifice their morals values for the sake of what the society addresses as right and ethical. This research investigates the characters mainly including Elesin, Olunde, and Iyaloja in order to find the contrasting ideas on morality projected in this play. An analysis is done in order to study the concept and nature of morality and its connection to the actions and speech of characters according to Hegel’s theory.

Keywords:

Hegel , Death and the King s Horseman , Recht , Moralität , and Sittlichkeit