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Peter Shaffer

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By Lumi, Leon, Jones, Louis

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Peter Shaffer an English Playwrightborn on May 15, 1926,in Liverpool , England .worked in the Chislet coaline in 19!! to 19!".

attended #rinity College inCa bridge and a$oredin history and received a %.& in195' .was awarded the prestigio(s honorary

title o) Co ander, *rder o) the %ritish E pirein 19+".ained English knighthood in 2''1.

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Bevin Boys were yo(ng %ritish en conscripted to work inthe coal ines o) the /nited 0ingdo , )ro ece ber

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Peter Shaffer

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Peter Shaffers Equus

has proved a sensational tri( ph both in Londonand 8ew ork, where it was awarded the #ony

&ward )or the %est :lay, 19"5.

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Summary(artin )ysart , a psychiatrist, had a case abo(t aseventeen year old boy na ed *lan Strang whosavagely blinded si@ horses in a stable inAa pshire, England. ysart started theinvestigation with all kinds o) co(nseling skillsincl(ding hypnosis. &s ysart e@poses the tr(thbehind the boyBs de ons, he )inds hi sel) )ace to

)ace with his own.

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(artin )ysart started to recall this case )ro thevery beginning, a)ter he sawB *lan and 'ugget . Aewas con)(sed.

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*lan blinded si@ horses. +esther, theagistrate, convinced others to bring*lan to ysart )or treat ent insteado) to prison. *lan didn7t cooperate

with ysart at )irst, b(t $(st kept singingco ercial songs.

)ysart had a drea abo(t carving

children that night a)ter he saw *lan .D part the )laps, the other two then st(dy thepattern tBs this (niF(e talent )or carving that hasgot e where a .G =216;

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)ysart tried to )ind the reason *lan blinded the horsesso he visited *lan Bs parents. Ae )o(nd that the )atherFrank was an atheist =Co (nist even;, yet theother )ora, a Catholic. #hey had any con)lictsbeneath the Dhar onio(sG s(r)ace.

HrankD-he thinks she arried beneath her.G =225;DitBs the %ible thatBs responsible )or all this.GD%loody religion I itBs o(r only real proble in thisho(se G =226;

oraDse@ is not $(st a biological atter, b(t spirit(al as well.#hat i) od willed, he wo(ld )all in love one dayG =22";

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EducationHrank D-he doesnBt care i) he can hardly write his own na e, andshe a school teacher that was. J(st as long as heBs happy, shesays G =225;ora D donBt believe in inter)ering too (ch with children G =2 ";

-oveora Dthe boyBs h(rtKG> GHrank, heBs bleedingKG=2 ;

and Hrank ignored her.ora DAow is he, by the way

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*lan had night are and cried abo(t EkD. ysart playeda ga e with *lan . *lan then described his e@perienceabo(t eet and ride a horse )or the )irst ti e.

%(t *lan Bs e@(ltancy was s(ddenly interr(pted by hisparents.Frank DCo e down at once. ?ight this o ent.G =2 ;

0 Damsel in distress1 Castle1 Horse1 Prince Charming2

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*(r Lord on his way to Calvary

& horse looking over a gate

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Hrank ca e to visit ysart and told hi abo(t &lan7sstrange rit(al.

ysart D3hy is EF((s in chains

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&C# 15 1+ &lan told ysart how he started to work in stable &lan asked ysart abo(t his arriage and annoyedhi > the roo beca e ysart7s tort(re cha ber.

ysart and Aesther arg(ed abo(t 7what is nor al.

&C# 19 21ysart gave &lan a hypnosis

and realiNed his cere onyand his A&A&B.

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ysart gave &lan 7#r(th r(g7, and &lan started to talkabo(t Jill, the night they got o(t, how he et his )ather,and how they went to the stable. &lan acted o(t whathappened that night.

&C# 5ysartBs con)ession.

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cannot .e created01 = '';D need I ore desperately than y children need e Ia way o) seeing in the dark.G = '1;

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(artin )ysart5 n this play, he played the role o) a psychiatrist, trying to

c(re the seventeen year old yo(ng an, &lan. Like &lan,the protagonist, in the beginning o) this play, ysart alsoacted like the readers considering &lanBs behaviorDabnor al.G Aowever, later on ysart )o(nd &lanBs strangebehavior, in )act, ca e )ro passion and essentiality whichco(ld not be )o(nd in ysart hi sel). #he relationshipbetween Martin and his wi)e were indi))erent beca(se theydidnBt have good se@ and no children. #he doctor tried toconceal this Dabnor alG secret behind his Dnor alG $ob. -ohe had beco e $ealo(s o) &lan -trangBs passion. %esides,the doctor tho(ght his trying to c(re &lan ay also destroythe yo(ng anBs original passion.

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*lan Strang5 Ae is one o) the ain characters in this play. &lan, at his

childhood, was constantly driven into religio(s tho(ghts by hisother and )orbidden to watch #O beca(se o) his )ather. Aisother told hi the story abo(t Jes(s ChristBs s())ering )or h( anbeings, and he attached the pict(re o) the story on the wall o) hisbedroo . 3hen his )ather tore it o)) the wall beca(se o) theF(arrel with ora abo(t religion, &lan went into hysterical crying)or days witho(t stopping. Later, given the photo o) a horse, &lan)inally stopped crying. %esides, at the age o) si@, one day when

&lan was b(ilding a sandcastle on a beach, he et a horse an

and cli bed onto the horseback. Hro then on, he hadpassionately loved horses, which a))ected his se@(al aptit(de andca(sed his blinding si@ horses. n addition, &lanBs last na e,-trang, was F(ite si ilar to the word, strange, and this ight bethe hint o) his strange behavior.

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Frank Strang5 Hrank was &lanBs )ather, and he was an atheist. Ae

)orbade &lan )ro watching #O, and he so eti esarg(ed with his pio(s wi)e on so e religio(s atters.#he opposite attit(des to religion ca(sed the lovelessat osphere o) this )a ily, and he went to the theater towatch ad(lt ovies.

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)ora Strang5 ora was &lanBs other, and she was a religio(s

person. -he (sed to tell stories in the %ible to &lan whenhe was $(st a child, and the content o) the story wasabo(t Jes(s ChristBs s())ering to death. &lanBs )atherconsidered it a bloody religion, and the doctor alsoconsidered that ora sho(ld take responsibility )or &lanBse@tre e behavior. Aowever, ora said that &lanBs terriblebehavior was ca(sed by evil. 3hat she said beco esan irony beca(se she was a D)aith)(lG religio(s wo an,and she was obvio(sly trying to p(t the bla e on devils.

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+esther Salomon5 -he asked r. ysart to c(re &lanBs eccentric DillnessG in

psychiatry. -he treated the yo(ng an with the viewdi))erent )ro the society. Aer int(ition told her that &lanwas s())ering and needed help, so what she tho(ght wasc(ring &lan, not $(st p(tting hi into $ail.

+arry )alton5 Ae was &lanBs boss, who represented the view o) society.Ae insisted on p(tting &lan into $ail beca(se he tho(ght

&lan abnor al. %oth Aarry and Aesther tho(ght &lan wasnot in his right ind> however, Aesther treated hi withsy pathy, b(t Aarry with resent ent.

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