This question is based on Ola Rotimi's Ovonramwen Nogbaisi. OBASEKI [from the auditorium]. For the peace of the land, obey him - Benin has had enough troubl...

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Literature In English - 1993 Subject: Literature In English

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This question is based on Ola Rotimi's Ovonramwen Nogbaisi.

OBASEKI [from the auditorium]. For the peace of the land, obey him - Benin has had enough trouble!

[Roupe11 turns, feigning departure.]

CHIEF EZOMO [ urgently kneels before Ovonramwen]. Pray, my lord, do nothing to provoke him again!

IYASE [fervently beseeching] . Benin... think of Benin!

This dialogue became necessary because of Ovonramwem's

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This dialogue became necessary because of Ovonramwen's intransigence in the face of authority. Obaseki's statement "For the peace of the land, obey him" suggests that there is a need for Ovonramwen to obey someone in authority, but he is not doing so. This disobedience is causing trouble for Benin, hence the need to avoid further provocation. Chief Ezomo and Iyase also plead with Ovonramwen to avoid provoking whoever he is disobeying because it would be detrimental to Benin. Therefore, it can be inferred that Ovonramwen's refusal to obey someone in authority is causing tension in Benin and this dialogue is a plea for him to be more compliant for the sake of peace.

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