User:Maddie R/sandbox

Article Evaluation

-I reviewed the article on Wole Soyinka's play, Death and the King's Horseman as we are in the midst of studying this work in class.

-After reading through the article, I found that all of the sections were relevant to gaining knowledge and a deeper understanding of Soyinka's play. The article sufficiently introduces the premise of the play and places it in historical context. It then goes on to summarize the plot and identify a couple of themes central to the work. The brief account of the play's several productions serves to demonstrate its popularity and endurance in the past several decades.

-While I did not find any irrelevant information in the article, I believe that it could benefit from some additional information. For example, the article provides an accurate list of characters in the play but does not define their roles. Another suggestion could be to add a section on the public and/or critical reception of the work.

-In addition to missing information, the article is lacking any form of media. Perhaps a few images could be added throughout.

-The article does, however, seem quite balanced. It includes various readings and interpretations as evident through the inclusion of contrasting perspectives on the theme of anti-colonialism.

-With regards to citations, all of the links provided still work and the sources support the claims in the articles. However, I did notice a couple other issues with citation. The most notable one is the missing citation at the end of the Performances section. Another is the credibility of the Napierkowski source as it is not a scholarly article. I am not alone in in this observation as it has also been raised in the article's Talk Page.

-Other discussions in the Talk page reveal the complexity of the cultural nuances surrounding the historical context of the play. The comments left by other Wikipedia members demonstrates the several changes that had to be made in order for the article to carefully distinguish Yoruba culture from Nigerian culture as a whole.