Equus. by Peter Shaffer

Violence Physical force exerted for the purpose of violating, damaging, or abusing. Physical and emotional phenomenon of violence in Equus The first phenomenon of violence that can be seen in the play is that of Alan Strang, with the blinding of the horses. Scene 2 pg 4 Hesther, "He blinded six horses with a metal spike." This is an outburst of violence that forms the basis of the play *<Tab/>Violence in physical …

…be violent. This is distinguishable by "Don't you dare give me that stare, young man! She slaps his face." This can be seen in two ways. One being a mother disciplining her child, the second being seen as a violent burst that resulted from her introverted behaviour earlier in the play. Both ways however do reflect violence on this character. The question to ask therefore would be was this violent behaviour acceptable given the circumstances?