Equus. by Peter Shaffer
Title: Equus.
by Peter Shaffer
Category: /Literature/Biographies
Details: Words: 637 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
Equus.
by Peter Shaffer
Category: /Literature/Biographies
Details: Words: 637 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
Violence
Physical force exerted for the purpose of violating, damaging, or abusing.
Physical and emotional phenomenon of violence in Equus
The first phenomenon of violence that can be seen in the play is that of Alan Strang, with the blinding of the horses. Scene 2 pg 4 Hesther, "He blinded six horses with a metal spike." This is an outburst of violence that forms the basis of the play
*<Tab/>Violence in physical
showed first 75 words of 637 total
You are viewing only a small portion of the paper.
Please login or register to access the full copy.
Please login or register to access the full copy.
showed last 75 words of 637 total
be violent. This is distinguishable by "Don't you dare give me that stare, young man! She slaps his face." This can be seen in two ways. One being a mother disciplining her child, the second being seen as a violent burst that resulted from her introverted behaviour earlier in the play. Both ways however do reflect violence on this character. The question to ask therefore would be was this violent behaviour acceptable given the circumstances?