Great Goodness of Life

The play by Leroi Jones, Great Goodness of Life, is considered a revolutionary play. It is worth reminding that the revolutionary theater has a purpose of teaching the white society as well as their black brothers about the reality of their existence. “The Revolutionary Theatre must teach them their deaths”. In this play, Leroi Jones is attacking the African Americans who are not aware of the cause they should fight for. Court Royal is a …

…is a rite if not a play? He learned what the revolutionary playwrights want the audience to learn. So, Leroi Jones fulfilled his expectations by teaching two souls: Court Royal’s and the audience’s. The audience learned through the play, while Court Royal learned through the rite. Bibliographical References: Jones, Leroi. Four Black Revolutionary Plays – Great Goodness of Life. Jones, Leroi. The Revolutionary Theater. – 1965 found at http://www.umich.edu/~eng499/documents/baraka1.html