Equus Summary
Peter Shaffer

Equus Summary

“Equus” is a 1974 Tony Award-winning play written by Peter Schaffer and published in 1973. It details the efforts of Dr. Martin Dysart to get to the root of the problems affecting neurotic seventeen year-old Alan Strang, who has blinded six horses with a pick at the stable where he works. Dysart is reluctant to take the case on, because he is overworked, but ultimately agrees to do so. Yet his experiences with...

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