Characterisation in isiXhosa drama with specific reference to two isiXhosa dramas

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The main aim of study is to investigate characterisation in two of Ngewu's dramas.Ngewu's dramas are contemporary and many scholars have not yet had time to researchthem. The story in the drama Amadada la afunani ezintsaneni ?( 1998), is about thesexual abuse of children. This is new because the abuse of small children is not seen toindicate culture especially now that even fathers abuse their children. In the olden dayschildren used to look to grown -ups for protection of every kind.The story in the second drama Yeha Mfazi Obulala Indada (1997) , is about a wife whohires assassins to kill her husband. In the past wives were submissive to their husbands.It was unheard of a wife challenging the husband's authority, let alone hiring assassins tokill him.Chapter 1 introduces the aim, the scope, the theories and the methods of the study.Chapter 2 deals with the plot structure of the dramas Amadada la afunaniezintsaneni? (1998) and Yeha Mfazi Obulala Indada (1997)Chapter 3 deals with characterisation in isiXhosa dramas, Amadada la afunaniezintsaneni(1998) and Yeha Mfazi Obulala lndoda (1997)Chapter 4 deals with language and the pattern of stylistic devicesChapter 5 concludes the findings of the study.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University