Richard Griffiths

Equus by Peter Shaffer: A Critical Analysis Equus was written by Peter Shaffer in the 1970s, a time for great change in both culture and the field of psychiatry. In his play, Shaffer explores the conflict between social responsibility and individual desire, and the difficulty of finding a balance between the two. The playwright contrasts the characters Martin Dysart, an unsatisfied child psychiatrist, and Alan Strang, his seventeen year old patient, to explore the two extremes of the spectrum of

Throughout the mid 1960’s to the late 1970’s, the concept and interest of mental illness has been studied and discussed in countless different mediums ranging from films that tackled issues of sanity like One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest to novels that dealt with much darker issues such as schizophrenia in Flora Schreiber’s Sybil. One of the most controversial and talked about productions of the 20th century is Peter Shaffer’s 1974 Tony winning play, Equus, which recounts Dr. Martin Dysart’s encounter

It is difficult to suggest what the comfortable view of normal is as there are many different perceptions, which should be considered. In the beginning of ‘Equus’ one considers the character of Martin Dysart to be normal as he rarely strays outside of societies boundaries. However, as we move through the play one discovers there is much more to Martin Dysart than once thought. In reality the themes dealt with in ‘Equus’ challenges our own sense of what is normal. They are as equally as shocking to

The ways in which truths are presented to external audiences concerning outside characters display not only a good judgment of character on the presenter, but furthermore, the often insignificant nature of whom the presenter is talking about, even if the insignificance presented is accidental. Both Peter Shaffer’s Equus and Albert Camus’ The Stranger approach different ways in presenting the truths of Alan Strang and Meursault to the audience/jury, but one thing remains clear; intentional or unintentional

Can someone be born evil or is the ability to be immoral something that’s acquired through the environment? Various techniques were used by Alan Bennett in the History Boys to convey how Hector wasn’t purely immoral because he let his sexual desires lead to the fondling of his student’s genitals, but because he was a dedicated educator who would stop at no means including disconnection with the traditional form of teaching in order to per-quire his students futures through alternative education.

Equus is as complex as the human mind. Exploring psychological questions such as what does it mean to be normal, and should individuality be sacrificed for the sake of normality? Whilst propelling a mystery, crime story, and a psychological thriller, Peter Shaffer’s Equus examines the minds of a young stable boy who has blinded several horses and the aging psychiatrist asked to “cure” him. But would a “cure” really normalize the teenager? A seventeen year old boy, Alan is brought to a psychiatric

Consciousness can be defined as one’s awareness of their actions, thoughts, or surroundings. It is the ability to understand things beyond our eyes. And what I mean by that is one can see things through their eyes, but consciousness allows one to comprehend it on a deeper level. It leads to how we behave, how we function. The definition of community when I google it, is “a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.” I would describe community as a group

Broadway fat on this love story,” one critic notes (Travers par 1). Using the opportunity to showcase more reserved portions of LA, Seb and Mia take the lyrics to Seb’s own composing to the Griffith Observatory where they can literally dance through a ‘City of Stars.’ The theatrical setting is described as the, “Griffith Observatory might as well be heaven itself,” (Scott par 14). No scence in the film recieved anything less than

In 2016 a controversy sparked regarding a portion of Crescenta Valley Park that is commonly referred to as Hindenburg Park by local German Americans (Granata). This portion of the Crescenta Valley Park used to be owned by the German American league and was named Hindenburg Park; eventually, the land was bought by the Los Angeles County and was incorporated into Crescenta Valley Park (Granata). In 1992 the Tricentennial Foundation which is a German American foundation came in agreement with the county

There would be positive and negative effects of creating this central hub on the Griffith campus. The effects would also be split in to time frames, whether they are short term or long term effects. There are going to be fewer positive effects in the short term but there will be more positive effects in the longer term. The negative short term effects of expanding the library would be the congestion caused by the original construction of the development. This construction would create traffic due