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Equus Study Guide

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by Peter Shaffer
About 84 pages (25,188 words)
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Compare and contrast the beliefs that Alan's mother and father have on concepts such as class, religion, sex, and, of course, horses. What effect have each of the parents had on Alan's development?

Dora Strang describes the religious picture which hung above Alan's bed as "a little extreme" in its depiction of Christ "loaded down with chains," being beaten by Roman soldiers on his way to crucifixion. Research the figure of Christ in the history of Western art, analyzing some of the different ways in which he has been depicted. What do you think disturbed Alan about Jesus and the Christian religion as a whole? What prompted him to start his own religion?

Discuss whether Equus ultimately seems to be supportive or critical of the value of psychoanalysis.

Research the theories of Carl Jung,.....

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