Passion in Peter Shaffer's Equus

In Peter Shaffer's Equus, psychiatrist Martin Dysart is investigating Alan Strang. Through investigation of Allen's terror crime, he is learning how to make someone "ordinary" and what the psychiatrist really did. Dysart's job was to find a motive for Allen's action, but he was not prepared for what he had learned. After meeting with Allen, Dysart had a dream. This dream is the sacrifice of Greek ceremonies. Dysart's passion is in Greece. He always wanted to believe in something bigger than him.

Peter Shaffer's drama "Equus" is like a real tragedy of a mixture of religion and adolescence, but raises doubts about the "civilization norm" of society. Alan Strong seems to be the most influential of the entire story, but the real tragic person in the play is Allen's psychiatrist Disat. Dysart was questioned about everything he accepted before and when he met Alan his whole life was thrown out the window. The tragic character definition by Arthur Miller and the traditional definition by Aristotle also apply to Dysart.

Equus, created by Amadeus and Peter Shaffer, the creator of The Royal Hunt Of The, created a psychological thriller deeply exploring the misunderstanding of a boy named Alan Strang. Nevertheless, the theater did not stop for the development of the role, he also looked at the doctor who treated him, Martian Dysart, as well as Dora and Frank, Alan 's parents. At the beginning of the show, there were some monologues from the doctor who introduced himself and his patient Allen. It did not provide much information, but it left this information at the latter stage of the game. Allen was taken to a medical office in Dysart, not in prison, because he committed the crime of making some horses blind in the stable he was working for. He was initially closed only through the advertisements of television commercials, but then he began to believe that Dr. Dysart was a friend. However, Dr. Dysart has his own problem, but he is still struggling with repeated dreams, and he is concerned about his advantage as a doctor.

Peter Shaffer plays Martin Dysart facing the contemporary dilemma of Sigmund Freud's "religious problems". Listening to Ninean Smart and other religious scholars, we must briefly explain that religion was once a powerful force in human life, but now that we are needed again Objects of wasted cost. Freud believes he solved the problem, and Dysart is confused and uncertain. I do not think religious problems can be solved easily like Freud.