Dream on Monkey Mountain

What metaphors are used in Dream on Monkey Mountain by Derek Walcott?

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When the Corporal jokes that Makak is king of Africa, this evokes the Romans mocking reference to Jesus as "king of the Jews" when he was crucified. The
rest of the play reveals what these parallels are in terms of both metaphor and narrative, and therefore continually reinforces the symbolic connection between Makak and Christ.

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Dream on Monkey Mountain