These four scenes add new pieces to the mysterious puzzle of why Alan did what he did, and develop the core theme of personal responsibility.
Scene 11 - Dora appears, offering a piece of information she says both she and Frank think might be important. She explains she can't stay long, because Frank will be home soon wanting his dinner. The implication is that Frank doesn't know she's there. She tells Dysart that the picture of the horse (Act 1 Scene 7) was a replacement for a picture of Christ that Alan had bought. She says she found it extreme (Christ in chains bleeding heavily from the vicious Roman whipping he received before his Crucifixion). She didn't want to interfere with her child expressing his wishes, so she.....
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