Exploring Developing Conflicts in Equus

Assignment\nExplore the vagary of conflict as it is positive in Peter Shaffers play, Equus. \n\n resolution\nConflict weighs down umpteen of the primary election characters in Equus. Although religious belief can be sourced as the root for many of these conflicts it is notwithstanding the topic and not the sheath of conflict. Throughout the novel lead types of conflicts are displayed. Parental conflicts, headmaster conflicts and adolescent conflicts. blunt and Dora Strang, although loving, divvy up different, often irrelevant, values and opinions on many aspects of life lead story to disagreements and arguments. These maternal conflicts manifest themselves at heart Alans psyche and contribute to the mould of his personality and attitudes to life. A primary example of a parental conflict between Frank and Dora is in their attitudes and acceptance of pietism. Dora, a devout Christian, attempts to instil Christian values and ideologies within Alan from a young age. H er obsessive piety, however, makes her unequal to(p) of fairly judging Alan for his actions as she holds him to the standards of her religion. A violent bang in hospital sees Dora touch Alan, refusing to take responsibility for the insane  Alan has become, blaming the devil for his socially unaccepted actions. Frank, on the other hand, treats religion with disdain. He believes that it is the reason that Alan has passome up to become the teenager he is, indirectly blaming his married woman when he states to Dysart, A son spends shadow after night having this stuff read into him: an bleak man tortured to finis -- thorns driven into his head -- nails into his hands -- a spear packed through his ribs...bloody religion -- its our further real problem in this house. He holds puritanical, old make values but is set in motion to be unable to take over his own moral standards when Alan drifter him at a pornographic film, providing further evidence of the conflicting par ental values as Frank must come up sexual satisfaction in late...