Equus Essays

The play Equus written by Peter Schaffer offers a compelling exploration of societal norms, more importantly the rigidity of society through its portrayal of the character Alan Strang. Alan’s unusual behavior and unique perspective driven by his passionate nature, challenge these conventional norms, allowing the audience to draw meaningful insights on the current boundaries imposed on individuality. Alan Strang emerges as a socially awkward character who defies societal norms in multiple ways.

In line with these themes of tragedy and self-chastisement we find the story of Equus (1977). Equus is a 1977 British-American drama film directed by Sidney Lumet, with a screenplay written by Peter Shaffer, based on his original play, Equus (Smith 2015 : Online). Peter Shaffer was inspired to write the play when he heard of a crime involving a 17-year-old who blinded six horses in a small town near Suffolk, England. He then set out to create a fictional account of the incident (Smith 2015 : Online)

At first glance, a "house" and a "home" are the same words. Both describe a place where someone lives, but with a deeper look at the words, we find that a house is simply just a building. A home is much more complicated than that. It is filled with objects and memories, which grow and change along with the family inside of it. Home is a place we come back to after a long day's work, the place where we go to seek shelter and protection. When the world outside is constantly changing the home remains

“Equus” proves to be a timeless drama that delves into the darkest depths of human life. The concepts of adoration and praise are intimately related in “Equus”. Religious identity is the driving force of Peter Shaffer’s literary work. Throughout the play, Shaffer mulls over religion and the idea of unorthodox exaltation negatively impacting an individual’s morale. Alan creates the character Equus and his horse religion, which parallels Christianity. The biblical allusions in “Equus” employs Shaffer’s

In “Equus”, written by Peter Shaffer, each horse sports a bit that restrains him and hands total control over to his master. At night, chains encircle and bind the stables horses from wandering off into the wilderness. Day in and day out, they’re held back from the freedom that they so desperately desire; however, these metal shackles represent more than physical confinement; they amplify the literal meaning of the piece by being an ominous reflection of Dr. Dysart’s work as a therapist, they symbolize

In the plays Hamlet by William Shakespeare and Equus by Peter Shaffer, the two main characters are up for trial due to their violent decisions. Hamlet is charged for the murder of four people; Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, Polonius and Claudius. Alan Strange is on trial for extreme cruelty to animals. As the judge for these two cases, through my investigations and listening to the jury on trial, I take a stand on Alan Strang as the verdict of being not guilty. Alan Strang grew up in a household with

In Equus by Peter Shaffer, a psychiatrist, Martin Dysart, begins to question his career. He has a dream where he is physically hurting children and wonders if the dream is directly connected to what he does in his job. Dysart believes that he is harming children. Dysart has a vivid dream about cutting up children. He is clinically participating in an ancient Greek ritual as a chief priest. He is describing his dream to the audience. “In it I’m a chief priest in Homeric Greece. I’m wearing a wide

crimes are justifiable: a poor man steals to feed his family, or someone kills in the name of self-defense. However, stabbing a hoof pick through the eyes of six innocent horses seems inexcusable at first glance. Peter Shaffer, in his introduction of Equus, writes that his purpose in writing the play is “to create a mental world in which the deed could become comprehensible” (Shaffer 9). Before introducing Alan Strang to Dr. Dysart, Hesther prefaces that most people, including professionals like psychiatrists

Introduction: The play entitled Equus was written by Peter Shaffer in 1973. It is play about a psychiatrist who attempts to treat a young man in the character of Alan Strang a boy who is a strange and has religious fascination with horses. In an age of 17 he was engaged with a crime blinding six horses with spike. The main theme of the play seeks to challenge the typical ideas of normal. “The word abnormal is used in several different senses and also in various combinations. The major dimensions

The Past “Equus” effectively showcases how past events can negatively affect the present actions, attitudes, and values of a character. Specifically Alan Strang, a suffering teenage boy who must contend with his personal past. Alan expresses an odd belief in the horse god Equus, and was overtly dissatisfied with himself when he thought he had displeased his god. This stems from Alan’s mother being extremely religious and forcing her excessive views onto him since he was young. Throughout his

The themes in Peter Shaffer 's Equus (1973) has a lot in common with Socrates ' speeches about passion and madness in Phaedrus (~370 B.C.), in Equus we see two characters on opposite sides of the madness spectrum: Dysart, haunted by his job and lack of passion, and Alan Strang, tortured by his devotion and madness. This divide estranges Dysart from society’s values and brings them into question. The answer to his dilemma lies in Socrates’ second speech. In Equus we see the divide between rationality

Inspired by a real life incident where a boy in Suffolk blinded six horses using a metal stake, Peter Shaffer wrote Equus uninformed of the actual reasons of him doing so. Shaffer not only weaved in theories of Behaviorism and Freudian psychology into the plot and the minds of few characters to enhance the feasibility of his argument, but also to expose the imperfections of the society. At the beginning of the play, Dysart tells Hesther of his weird dream where he becomes "a chief priest in Homeric

shape who a person might turn out to be and tend to either have positive responses or extremely negative ones. However, in Peter Shaffer’s Equus, Alan Strang, a troubled seventeen year old, has created his own downfall by responding horribly to the influences in his life. He commits a violently heinous crime due to his own deep, devoted passion for his god, Equus. Alan Strang’s impressionable behavior and vulnerable mental health all played huge roles in influencing him to commit such an atrocious

In the novel Akhenaten: Dweller in Truth, the main character, Akhenaten, is strongly connected to religion and the main theme of the novel is religion. In the play, Equus, the main character, Alan, is also very connected to his religion. Alan and Akhenaten both let their religious views play such huge roles in their lives, which ultimately leads to their downfalls. While on the surface, the religion of both Akhenaten and Alan have stark contrasts, once digging deeper similarities begin to appear

Equidae The taxonomic family Equidae, “the horse family”, is composed of asses, horses, and zebras. The Equidae Family is a part of the Order Perissodactyla, made up of odd toed ungulate animals. The oldest Equidae fossils date back to 55 million years ago during the Eocene period in North America and are described as being dog-sized. About 10,000 years ago the Equidae family went extinct in the Americas , but were later reintroduced by the Spanish. Fossils of the Equidae family are very widespread

Horses vs. Ponies There are many similarities between horses and ponies, but there are also many differences. Here are a few things that both ponies and horses share in common. For example, they both are equines. (Equus Cabullus) Also, ponies can be put to work, as well as ridden. Just like horses, they are both used in equine sports. For example, they are both used in sports like dressage and jumping. as well as other equine sports. There are also many differences

Horse evolution had no imminent direction. However some people might argue this because an impression of a straight line evolution is made because there is only one genus of the horse species that is still alive. The Equus species is the last surviving branch of the horse species. The Equus species is also referred to as the modern horse species. As time has passed from the earlier days, the horse species changed to form new species. This ‘new’ species is determined by factors such as the environment

of since latin is the root language of most languages we use today like french, spanish, and english. Latin is very popular in medical terms and many animals get their scientific names from the latin words. Like horse in latin it is equus and its scientific name is Equus caballus. We also use latin in our words, like land it comes from the latin word terra which sounds like terrain that means land features. Ancient greek stories always have something in common, they teach us something,sometimes it’s

Santana, better known as El Diablo, is an ex-criminal who’s possessed by a “minor demon” which acts as a Spirit of Vengeance. His body slumbers in a coma while “El Diablo” roams the earth; similar to what happened to the Equus Bass 770. Based on a barely recognizable 1960s Mustang, the Equus Bass is driven by a supercharged 6.2-liter LS9 V8 developing 640 hp and 605 lb-ft (819 Nm) of torque. Enchantress’ gothic looks and illusive black mist can only be represented by a Rolls-Royce Ghost, especially as

As someone who is passionate about serving, leading, and impacting others, the opportunity to be on the Green Run Leadership Workshop staff can ultimately allow me to change student’s lives for the better. From being an SCA officer, a mentor in student connection programs, a committee chairman for middle school CWSCA, and more, I have learned that leadership is a powerful service that is vital to personal growth. Within these activities, the bonds created and lessons taught truly shown me what it