Equus

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“Equus“ (engl.: horse) was written by Peter Shaffer in 1973. It is a theatre play, which was first presented on July 26th, 1973 in the Old Vic Theatre in London. It is based on the real story of a highly disturbed young man who blinded six horses. The following articles are planned to offer vocabulary lists, plot summaries and interpretations of the scenes in Shaffer's drama “Equus”.

Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Plot 2 Chapters 3 Analysis 4 Debut performance 5 Edition 6 See also

[Bearbeiten] Plot

The plot of “Equus” Peter Shaffer gets from a friend, who told him that story which occurred some years ago on the outskirts of a small village in England. A 17-years old boy, who worked in a stable as a groom has blinded one night six horses with a metal spike. In Shaffer’s play Alan is the main character, acting out his memories, fears and dreams.

The story starts with a request of Hester Salomon to the psychiatrist Martin Dysart to help a boy who committed a cruel crime and take him as a patient. Therefore nearly the whole play takes place in Dysart’s office. Investigating the family affairs, Dysart gets more and more in strange relations between Alan, his mum and his dad, conflicts, different points of view and adolescent conflicts.

Finally even Dysart gets in conflicts within himself, his job, his appeal and free will, and questions basic values of our society.

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[Bearbeiten] Analysis

• Equus (Characterization)
• Equus (Language)
• Equus (Psychology)
• Equus (Relation)
• Equus (Religion)
• Equus (Setting)
• Equus (Structure)
• Equus (Questions and Answers)
• Equus (Sociology)

[Bearbeiten] Debut performance

[Bearbeiten] Edition

We are using the edition Penguin/Langenscheidt ISBN 3-526-52366-5.

[Bearbeiten] See also

• Evaluation (Project Equus)
• Reading Experience (Project Equus)
• Klassenprojekt Hoba 2006/2007
• Klassenprojekt Hoba 2005/2006

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Links

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