In Wole Soyinka's The Lion and the Jewel, the character Baroka's eventual triumph over Lakunle is primarily achieved through

Baroka defeats Lakunle not through brute force or financial outbidding but through clever deception, particularly his fabricated story about being impotent, which lures Sidi to his bed. This reflects Soyinka's portrayal of Baroka as a shrewd, psychologically astute traditional ruler who uses cunning rather than overt power.