Abstract:
This study analyses the three selected drama texts, namely; Pelo ea Monna, ʼMantoa and Sephiri
ke Moloi looking in to the portrayal of infidelity. In order to achieve this purpose, the study
identifies and discusses different factors, types and effects of infidelity in the three aforementioned
drama books. The identification and discussion are achieved by using Symbolic Interaction Theory
while using qualitative approach.
The findings of the study on the factors that lead to infidelity in three selected drama texts show
that different people are led by different factors they come across in a day-to-day interaction hence
they end up being involved in infidelity. Also, in the three selected drama text, people seemed to
be triggered by different life problems, their lust as well as the society they live in that led them to
be involved in infidelity.
The types of infidelity are also identified and discussed. The findings shows that the types are
identifies according to how the infidelity was performed. In other words, the factors that lead to
infidelity determine the type of infidelity people get involved. To be specific, if a factor is lust, it
is associated with emotional infidelity which might lead to other types.
The effects of infidelity are determined by the how people will react when they find out that their
partners have been involved in infidelity. Some may consider it infidelity if it was just sexual but
some might consider it if people start flirting. In essence, different people react differently to
infidelity and hence they are impacted differently.
