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Who Is To Be Blame? by phlio(m): 1:37pm On May 28, 2015
SUMMARY OF the gods are not to blame BY OLA ROTIMI
THE GODS ARE NOT TO BLAME, a play written by Ola Rotimi and first published in 1971 is the tragic story of a prince who grew up to kill his father and marry his mother. It is a play of three acts and ten (10) scenes (act 1: 2 scenes, act 2: 4 scenes, act 3: 4 scenes).
The book began with the prologue. In the land of Kutuje, a son was born to King Adetusa and his wife, Queen Ojuola, the king and queen of the land of Kutuje. The son was their first baby. As is the custom there, the son was taken to a priest of Ifa to tell what the boy’s future would be. The priest of Ifa,, Baba Fakunle cast his opele and said the child would kill his father and marry his own mother. No one was happy about this prophecy. The only way to stop the bad future from happening was to kill the child. So the priest of Ogun, a member of the king’s entourage, tied the baby’s feet with a string of cowries meaning sacrifice to the gods who sent the boy to earth, and assigned the king’s special messenger, Gbonka, to go to the evil grove in the bush with the child. Two years later, Obatala, God of creation consoled the royal family by giving King Adetusa and Queen Ojuola another son, Aderopo.
Thirty years later, King Adetusa was murdered and the people of Ikolu took advantage of this and attacked Kutuje. The people of Kutuje were left hopeless until Odewale, a wanderer from the tribe of Ijekun Yemoja came. He saw the people’s sadness and motivated them to attack the people of Ikolu. They were successful and the people of Kutuje made Odewale their king even though he was not from Kutuje. According to their custom, Odewale married the Queen Ojuola and had four children with her.
After some years of peace, a mysterious sickness descended upon the land, killing many. Aderopo, the son of the late king was sent to Orunmila in Ile Ife. The Oracle of Ifa at the shrine of Orunmila found that the cause of sickness and death was because the murderer of the late king was living peacefully in the land of Kutuje. But Aderopo did not know who the person was. Odewale asked and was told that the late king was murdered by robbers. Odewale then vowed to find the murderer and pluck out the person’s eyes then send the person away to wander about.
Aderopo brought Baba Fakunle an old man to the palace. Baba Fakunle, at first refused to talk for he knew who the murderer was. But he indirectly accused king Odewale of being a bed sharer. He said it is Odewale’s anger that brought this upon him. Odewale got very angry and distressed and to calm him down, the chiefs told him Baba Fakunle was mad. But Odewale got suspicious and accused Aderopo of plotting the whole thing with Baba Fakunle so that he, Aderopo could become king. Not even Queen Ojuola could get the king to calm down.
Soon after, Odewale’s old friend from Ijekun found his way to the palace and when Odewale identified him, was warmly received. His name was Alaka, and he was the son of Odediran. While discussing and ‘catching up on old times’, Odewale told Alaka why he had run away from his farm many many years ago. He killed a man who was stealing from his farm and yet had the guts to insult Odewale’s people, calling them a ‘bush tribe’. Odewale could no longer stay on his farm because he had spilled blood on it. Later, discussing with the queen, she told Odewale that when her husband died, Baba Fakunle said the he was killed by his own blood. She also told him Baba Fakunle had said her first son would kill his father and marry his mother. She mentioned Gbonka as the person who witnessed King Adetusa’s death and Odewale immediately sent men to bring Gbonka from Ipetu.
Considering it good news, Alaka told Odewale of his father’s death. At this, Odewale told them why he was not sad and grieving over his father’s death. Long ago, his father’s brother implied that he was not his father’s son. He was disturbed and went to consult an Ifa priest who told him he was cursed, that he would kill his father and marry his mother. So he ran away to avoid this. But Alaka then told him that the people he thought were his parents were not his real parents. Alaka told everyone how Odewale had been adopted by the people he thought were his parents. The man he thought was his father had gone hunting with Alaka – he was Alaka’s master. They saw a man in the bush of Ipetu with a baby wrapped in white cloth like a sacrifice to the gods. The baby’s arms and feet were tied with strings of cowries. They had pity on the baby and took him.
Shortly after, Gbonka was brought into the palace. Alaka recognized him but he did not recognize Alaka. As Alaka reminded him of their encounter in the past, the truth came out that Odewale is indeed the son of the late king Adetusa. And that the man Odewale murdered on his farm long ago was his own father, King Adetusa. Queen Ojuola and the Ogun priest realized the truth before the rest of them. While the Ogun priest made futile attempts to hide the truth from Odewale, Queen Ojuola went into her bedroom. Going into the room, Odewale saw that Queen Ojuola had stabbed herself to death. He pulled the knife from her stomach and gouged out his own eyes. Only one of the chiefs was with him when he did this. Aderopo came in and Odewale apologized to him for accusing him wrongly. Odewale then got his four children, and told the oldest to lead the way. They were going to wander as far as possible from the land of Kutuje. Odewale placed a curse on whoever tried to stop him.


who is to be blame?
1.The servant that refused to kill odewale
2.The ifa priest
3.The gods
4.The king and his queen
5.nobody
Re: Who Is To Be Blame? by LogoDWhiz(m): 1:48pm On May 28, 2015
1.
His inability to kill him brought about the actions that followed.
Re: Who Is To Be Blame? by kolatobs(m): 1:48pm On May 28, 2015
i dey come
Re: Who Is To Be Blame? by LogoDWhiz(m): 1:50pm On May 28, 2015
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Re: Who Is To Be Blame? by phlio(m): 2:07pm On May 28, 2015
LogoDWhiz:
1.

His inability to kill him brought about the actions that followed.
hmmm good point there.I think the gods are to be blame
Re: Who Is To Be Blame? by phlio(m): 2:09pm On May 28, 2015
LogoDWhiz:
1.

His inability to kill him brought about the actions that followed.
hmmm. good point but
Re: Who Is To Be Blame? by 2dice(m): 2:11pm On May 28, 2015
phlio:
hmmm. good point but
OgA wassup
Re: Who Is To Be Blame? by LogoDWhiz(m): 2:17pm On May 28, 2015
phlio:
hmmm good point there.I think the gods are to be blame

Yeah. They are to be blamed mainly because they determine the fate.
But they've made the caution.

We have good and bad people.
Without the bad people, there won't be good people.
And since this is inevitable, the destiny of the baby is bad.
And the gods rightly pointed it out and told the priest to pass it across.

So, the gods are no longer to be blamed.

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Re: Who Is To Be Blame? by phlio(m): 2:28pm On May 28, 2015
[quote author=2dice post=34176460]OgA wassup[/quotl....baba how far nah? wia ve u been?
Re: Who Is To Be Blame? by 2dice(m): 2:54pm On May 28, 2015
[quote author=phlio post=34176971][/quote]I ve been around... U forgot person now
Re: Who Is To Be Blame? by Mhizkel(f): 3:07pm On May 28, 2015
The gods of course!
Re: Who Is To Be Blame? by phlio(m): 3:12pm On May 28, 2015
2dice:
I ve been around... U forgot person now
God can't forget u nah.....lemme have ur contact bro.
Re: Who Is To Be Blame? by 2dice(m): 3:14pm On May 28, 2015
phlio:
God can't forget u nah.....lemme have ur contact bro.
aiite.... Boss
Re: Who Is To Be Blame? by BOLDIM(f): 3:20pm On May 28, 2015
No 4. If they had not carried the child to fortune teller, their mind wouldn't have been polluted with the child's future. The child would have grown up knowing his father and mother. But then should in case he killed his father he wouldn't have married his mother. My own opinion.
Re: Who Is To Be Blame? by phlio(m): 5:04pm On May 28, 2015
BOLDIM:
No 4. If they had not carried the child to fortune teller, their mind wouldn't have been polluted with the child's future. The child would have grown up knowing his father and mother. But then should in case he killed his father he wouldn't have married his mother. My own opinion.
the cullture and traditional demand that... the Africa concept of religion to me is still the best.
Re: Who Is To Be Blame? by phlio(m): 5:05pm On May 28, 2015
Mhizkel:
The gods of course!
y would you blame the gods
Re: Who Is To Be Blame? by macof(m): 1:29pm On May 29, 2015
phlio:
SUMMARY OF the gods are not to blame BY OLA ROTIMI
THE GODS ARE NOT TO BLAME, a play written by Ola Rotimi and first published in 1971 is the tragic story of a prince who grew up to kill his father and marry his mother. It is a play of three acts and ten (10) scenes (act 1: 2 scenes, act 2: 4 scenes, act 3: 4 scenes).
The book began with the prologue. In the land of Kutuje, a son was born to King Adetusa and his wife, Queen Ojuola, the king and queen of the land of Kutuje. The son was their first baby. As is the custom there, the son was taken to a priest of Ifa to tell what the boy’s future would be. The priest of Ifa,, Baba Fakunle cast his opele and said the child would kill his father and marry his own mother. No one was happy about this prophecy. The only way to stop the bad future from happening was to kill the child. So the priest of Ogun, a member of the king’s entourage, tied the baby’s feet with a string of cowries meaning sacrifice to the gods who sent the boy to earth, and assigned the king’s special messenger, Gbonka, to go to the evil grove in the bush with the child. Two years later, Obatala, God of creation consoled the royal family by giving King Adetusa and Queen Ojuola another son, Aderopo.
Thirty years later, King Adetusa was murdered and the people of Ikolu took advantage of this and attacked Kutuje. The people of Kutuje were left hopeless until Odewale, a wanderer from the tribe of Ijekun Yemoja came. He saw the people’s sadness and motivated them to attack the people of Ikolu. They were successful and the people of Kutuje made Odewale their king even though he was not from Kutuje. According to their custom, Odewale married the Queen Ojuola and had four children with her.
After some years of peace, a mysterious sickness descended upon the land, killing many. Aderopo, the son of the late king was sent to Orunmila in Ile Ife. The Oracle of Ifa at the shrine of Orunmila found that the cause of sickness and death was because the murderer of the late king was living peacefully in the land of Kutuje. But Aderopo did not know who the person was. Odewale asked and was told that the late king was murdered by robbers. Odewale then vowed to find the murderer and pluck out the person’s eyes then send the person away to wander about.
Aderopo brought Baba Fakunle an old man to the palace. Baba Fakunle, at first refused to talk for he knew who the murderer was. But he indirectly accused king Odewale of being a bed sharer. He said it is Odewale’s anger that brought this upon him. Odewale got very angry and distressed and to calm him down, the chiefs told him Baba Fakunle was mad. But Odewale got suspicious and accused Aderopo of plotting the whole thing with Baba Fakunle so that he, Aderopo could become king. Not even Queen Ojuola could get the king to calm down.
Soon after, Odewale’s old friend from Ijekun found his way to the palace and when Odewale identified him, was warmly received. His name was Alaka, and he was the son of Odediran. While discussing and ‘catching up on old times’, Odewale told Alaka why he had run away from his farm many many years ago. He killed a man who was stealing from his farm and yet had the guts to insult Odewale’s people, calling them a ‘bush tribe’. Odewale could no longer stay on his farm because he had spilled blood on it. Later, discussing with the queen, she told Odewale that when her husband died, Baba Fakunle said the he was killed by his own blood. She also told him Baba Fakunle had said her first son would kill his father and marry his mother. She mentioned Gbonka as the person who witnessed King Adetusa’s death and Odewale immediately sent men to bring Gbonka from Ipetu.
Considering it good news, Alaka told Odewale of his father’s death. At this, Odewale told them why he was not sad and grieving over his father’s death. Long ago, his father’s brother implied that he was not his father’s son. He was disturbed and went to consult an Ifa priest who told him he was cursed, that he would kill his father and marry his mother. So he ran away to avoid this. But Alaka then told him that the people he thought were his parents were not his real parents. Alaka told everyone how Odewale had been adopted by the people he thought were his parents. The man he thought was his father had gone hunting with Alaka – he was Alaka’s master. They saw a man in the bush of Ipetu with a baby wrapped in white cloth like a sacrifice to the gods. The baby’s arms and feet were tied with strings of cowries. They had pity on the baby and took him.
Shortly after, Gbonka was brought into the palace. Alaka recognized him but he did not recognize Alaka. As Alaka reminded him of their encounter in the past, the truth came out that Odewale is indeed the son of the late king Adetusa. And that the man Odewale murdered on his farm long ago was his own father, King Adetusa. Queen Ojuola and the Ogun priest realized the truth before the rest of them. While the Ogun priest made futile attempts to hide the truth from Odewale, Queen Ojuola went into her bedroom. Going into the room, Odewale saw that Queen Ojuola had stabbed herself to death. He pulled the knife from her stomach and gouged out his own eyes. Only one of the chiefs was with him when he did this. Aderopo came in and Odewale apologized to him for accusing him wrongly. Odewale then got his four children, and told the oldest to lead the way. They were going to wander as far as possible from the land of Kutuje. Odewale placed a curse on whoever tried to stop him.


who is to be blame?
1.The servant that refused to kill odewale
2.The ifa priest
3.The gods
4.The king and his queen
5.nobody

A babalawo once told me to not take Akosedaye reading (divination for new born) because it sonetimes brings fear, this fear is what makes the bad prophecy actually happen

So I blame the king and queen but then they were just concerned parents who wanted to know the future of their son. .
Then I blame the servant for not killing when he had to. ..but then destiny is destiny and Ifa doesn't lie
Re: Who Is To Be Blame? by phlio(m): 4:38pm On May 29, 2015
macof:


A babalawo once told me to not take Akosedaye reading (divination for new born) because it sonetimes brings fear, this fear is what makes the bad prophecy actually happen

So I blame the king and queen but then they were just concerned parents who wanted to know the future of their son. .
Then I blame the servant for not killing when he had to. ..but then destiny is destiny and Ifa doesn't lie
hmmmm......nice answer

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