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    An Essay on Equus

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    Equus is as complex as the human mind. Exploring psychological questions such as what does it mean to be normal‚ and should individuality be sacrificed for the sake of normality? Whilst propelling a mystery‚ crime story‚ and a psychological thriller‚ Peter Shaffer’s Equus examines the minds of a young stable boy who has blinded several horses and the aging psychiatrist asked to "cure" him. But would a "cure" really normalize the teenager? A seventeen year old boy‚ Alan is brought to a psychiatric

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    Analysis on Shaffer's Equus

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    way of praying becomes a fear of a horse spirit named Equus. He ends up with blinding six horses in the stable because of the fact that they have watched him with a girl. Rosefeldt states that Equus is "...inspired by a real-life event of which the author had very little details. Someone told Shaffer about a boy who blinded horses" (Rosefeldt 89). Equus‚ the horse gradually becomes a source of freedom and worship for Alan. As he worships Equus passionately‚ Alan goes away from being ’normal. ’

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    Equus Africanus Asinus

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    The donkey or ass‚ Equus africanus asinus‚[1][2] is a domesticated member of the Equidae or horse family. The wild ancestor of the donkey is the African wild ass‚ E. africanus. The donkey has been used as a working animal for at least 5000 years. There are more than 40 million donkeys in the world‚ mostly in underdeveloped countries‚ where they are used principally as draught or pack animals. Working donkeys are often associated with those living at or below subsistence levels. Small numbers of donkeys

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    Equus Notes

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    Equus Peter Shaffer Online Information For the online version of BookRags’ Equus Premium Study Guide‚ including complete copyright information‚ please visit: http://www.bookrags.com/studyguide-equus/ Copyright Information ©2000-2007 BookRags‚ Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The following sections of this BookRags Premium Study Guide is offprint from Gale’s For Students Series: Presenting Analysis‚ Context‚ and Criticism on Commonly Studied Works: Introduction‚ Author Biography‚ Plot Summary‚ Characters

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    1. Describe some of the major themes that are present in Equus by Peter Shaffer. One theme that can be easily seen in Equus by Peter Shaffer is sanity and insanity. We can see examples of this theme in the sessions between Dysart and Alan. The reader can see the behavior changes of Alan and as well as Dysart’s. Another theme that can be seen is freedom‚ when Alan blinds the horses and “frees” himself from them. Also the theme of worship and loyalty can be spotted throughout the play in Alan. 2

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    Analysis of the Play Equus

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    Equus by Peter Shaffer 1973 Royal National Theatre Is Passion a Worthwhile Price to Pay? With its minimalistic set design‚ small cast‚ and a stage with nearly no lighting‚ Peter Shaffer’s play Equus relies heavily on a masterfully written script to spread its message with the audience. The play is “neither great theatre nor bad psychology‚ but it has elements of both” (Witham). With the assistance of the character Martin Dysart‚ a child psychologist‚ the play analyzes the parental‚ religious

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    Compare and contrast the presentation of parenthood in Spies and Equus   Spies which is written by Michael Frayn presents parenthood in various ways. The book is set during the Second World War in which Stephen a small‚ weedy and easily-bullied boy‚ along with Keith‚ a private school member whose family was socially superior to their neighbours‚ believe they have found a German spy. However‚ this apparent spy is the mother of Keith‚ Mrs Hayward. The boys often misbehave during their investigations;

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    the beginning of ‘Equus’ one considers the character of Martin Dysart to be normal as he rarely strays outside of societies boundaries. However‚ as we move through the play one discovers there is much more to Martin Dysart than once thought. In reality the themes dealt with in ‘Equus’ challenges our own sense of what is normal. They are as equally as shocking to Dysart‚ yet made justifiable by Alan Strang’s worship for Equus‚ the god of horses. This is why ‘Peter Shaffer’ uses ‘Equus’ as a sort of device

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    Invisible Man Satire

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    Frame The Satire Begins www.olearyweb.com/classes/amlit010/assignments/IMStudyguide(ed).pdf‎ Invisible Man Study Guide. The Picture Frame. Directions: Read the following information before answering the questions. Be prepared to discuss your. SparkNotes: Invisible Man: Analysis of Major Characters www.sparknotes.com › ... › Literature Study Guides › Invisible Man‎ Analysis of the major characters in Invisible Man‚ focusing on their personalities‚ motivations‚ relationships‚ and their roles in

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    Donkeys

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    The donkey or ass‚ Equus africanus asinus‚[1][2] is a domesticated member of the Equidae or horse family. The wild ancestor of the donkey is the African Wild Ass‚ E. africanus. In the western United States‚ a small donkey is sometimes called a burro (from the Spanish word for the animal). A male donkey or ass is called a jack‚ a female a jenny‚ and an offspring less than one year old a foal (male: colt‚ female: filly). While different species of the Equidae family can interbreed‚ offspring

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