ABSTRACT
For Wole Soyinka, the term "outrage", used as a partial titular definition of a collection of essays published in 1988, may also conveniently serve as a norm of evaluating three of his dramas: A Play of Giants, Requiem for a Futurologist, and The Scourge of the Hyacinths.
Outrage, in its dictionary as well as connotative senses, suggests a variety of attitudes and assumptions. In A Play of Giants, the emphasis is on political belief. In Requiem for a Futurologist, the outrage dimension becomes cultural creeds. And in The Scourge of the Hyacinths, the outrage focus shifts to contempt of the rights of man and misuse of traditions.
