The story flows from Act 1 to Act 2 (Noon). While drinking and dancing, Lakunle accidently hits a girl with a bottle and gets punished by Baroka (the lion) who suddenly changes his mind to honor the stranger ( Lakunle). These girls start to mock Lakunle and calling him names. Later on, Lakunle encounters again with Sidi who is accompanied by some other girls. Because Lakunle stupidly steals her a kiss, she complains about his strange way of kissing, so Lakunle calls her uncivilized and primitive. Lakunle refuses adding that he does not want her to be a property to him. Sidi responds to him by saying that she will marry him whenever he wants but he has to pay a full pride-price. Shortly after, Lakunle asks Sidi to marry him and tells her that it is helpful if a man has a woman to stand by him. The argument engrosses as Lakunle tells Sidi that she has smaller brain than him and that shortly all women will be replaced by machines. Sidi and Lakunle have an argument because the latter tells the former to change the way she dresses and to stop carrying heavy loads on her neck. The Lion and the Jewel The Lion and the Jewel is a play that moves from act 1 (Morning) to the last act (Night).Īct 1 starts by introducing us to Sidi and Lakunle.
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