INHERITANCE PLAY SETBOOK GUIDE

INHERITANCE PLAY SETBOOK GUIDE

THE SETTING – INHERITANCE PLAY

The story is set in colonial Africa in the Kutula colony under the Britishrule . The colonial masters live lavishly at the expense of the poornatives who serve as their slaves .
> The traditional ruler of the natives is King Kutula XV . The king is benton overthrowing the British leadership by all means . He leads hispeople in a national uprising against the white settlers and out rightlytells the white governor that ” . . . your people will continue to die .
Everyone of them . . . Governor Macay and no one ‘ ll help you . . . I havespoken . ” ( Pg 13 ) .
> After the exit of the British , Kutula becomes are public under the
leadership of Lacuna Kasoo after the death of his ( Lacuna ‘ s ) father ,King Kutula XV .
> Lacuna Kasoo ‘ s leadership turns out to be worse than the leadershipof the colonial masters . It is marred with greed ,corruption ,incompetence and assassinations . His dictatorial regime triggers apeaceful civil revolution that successfully overthrows his leadership .

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THE TITLE – INHERITANCE

The play ‘ Inheritance ‘ revolves around a conflict between the Africannatives and the white settlers over the inheritance of land , itsresources and leadership .
> The British invasion in African is motivated bythe desire to tap
resources from Africathroughtheir colonial rule under the guise of
bringing civilization in form of education , infrastructure , and hospitalsto the ” primitive ” Africans .
> Once settled , the colonial masters gradually grabbed vast areas ofland from the natives for agriculture , mining and settlement therebydisplacing and enslaving the natives . The British Empire depended onAfrica for survival , hence the desire to rule and control Africa with theirresources .
> The natives , through their King Kutula , realize the urgent need toinherit what the white settlers have robbed them . we want to buildand run our home in our own way . This land is our mother . We wantour children to live and share equally what she gives us . . . all that youtake from her . ” ( p . 12 ) . A countrywide uprising begins and theWhiteman ‘ s rule ends .
> King Kutula XV inherits the leadership from the British masters .
> KingKutula ‘ s leadership is later inherited by his son , Lacuna Kasoo .
Lacuna is manipulated and deceived by the imperialists to kill his ownfather . Goldstein is aware of Lacuna ‘ s insatiable greed . He promisesto groom Lacuna to leadership as long as King Kutula is out of theway . His intention is to get Lacuna , who is easy to control ,Prologue
> The prologue opens in Governor Thorne Macay ‘ s mansion , which isdescribed as lavish and one that rents the air of power and authority .
> The Governor is seemingly angry at the natives ‘ ineptitude and
incompetence and feels dis-empowered by the abolition of the whip asthe natives have now downed their tools .
> TheGovernor ‘ sattendant haskept Bishop Menninger , ( brainof theempire ) Princess Sangoi , and King Kutula , who have come to see thegovernor , waiting for an hour because the latter is on a tea – break , andwhen asked why he keeps the guests for that long replies , . your orders
is : Do not disturb his excellent tea – time and meditetioning hour . . . ” ( p . 3– 4 ) .
> The natives have rioted against the white settlers , destroyed theirproperty , molested the women and children and have breached theagreement and trust made earlier “ … a situation that could lead to along bloody war . . . ! ” ( p . 8 ) .
> Bishop Menninger has documented advice for the Governor . He pointsout in the document that natives would never change from theirconfused simple nature and that they would never be like the
sophisticated and civilized whites but would only remain as copycats .
> He also points out to the governor that the imperialists would have tocontinue to rule and lay basic rules for the natives since left on theirown ; they would offer nothing of significance .
> King Kutula’ sentry to the governor ‘ s mansion is ushered in by anattendant who regards him with awe and reverence .
> He addresses the king as ” The son of the king … from the stars and theheaven , ( pg 6 )
> Governor Thorne Macay has never understood the ‘ infernal allegiance ’that natives have their leaders but Menningeris born from theirinability to reason and think .He sees them as common animals waybelow the whites whom he terms as democratic and civilized .
> Governor thorne has summoned the king to register his
disappointment about king Kutula ’ s silence on the escalating violencein his kingdom resulting from the nationwide upraising by the nativesagainst the white leaders .
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