Wedlock of the God's

Wedlock of the Gods (1972) by Zulu Sofola Wedlock of the Gods tells the tale of a young widow whose family forced her into an arranged marriage to secure the funds to save the life of her sick brother.

Quote

• We will see
  • Act one, Scene one

• He will know that Nneka still breathes
  • Act one, Scene two

• Do you know that the punishment for this deed is a swelling of the body with water leaking from everywhere? Do you know that nobody will agree to treat you for fear they might also catch your curse? Do you know that even after death no forest will accept your body
  • Wedlock Page 19-20
• Adigwe died of swollen stomach. A man who dies like a pregnant woman did not die a natural death. Somebody killed him.
  • Wedlock 6
• My love, it was in our stars that we be one. That son in you has sealed it all”
  • Wedlock 13
• Your love will now come with you / Ours is the wedlock of the gods Together we shall forever be lighting / And thunder – inseparable! Our love shall live forever; / Your light to keep it aglow; My thunder to demolish all obstacles.
  • Wedlock, 56

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