Alan Strang

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Alan Strang is the troubled teenage protagonist of Peter Shaffer’s play "Equus," whose violent religious and sexual obsession with horses drives the drama’s psychological exploration.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
protagonist
teenage boy
theatre character
appearsIn Equus NERFINISHED
associatedWithTheme freedom
guilt
madness
religion
sexuality
shame
violence
worship
centralThemeOf psychological exploration in Equus
characterTrait emotionally unstable
intense
troubled
commitsAct blinding of horses
conflictWith Frank Strang NERFINISHED
createdBy Peter Shaffer NERFINISHED
createdInYear 1973
dramaticFunction subject of psychiatric investigation
fictionalUniverse Equus NERFINISHED
firstAppearance play Equus (1973)
gender male
hasAge 17
hasObsessionWith horses
hasParent Dora Strang NERFINISHED
Frank Strang NERFINISHED
hasPsychologicalIssue religious obsession
sexual obsession
hasRelationshipWith Jill Mason NERFINISHED
hasSexualTensionWith Jill Mason NERFINISHED
isPatientOf Martin Dysart NERFINISHED
language English (original text)
medium stage play
nationality British
occupation stable hand
religiousBelief personal horse-centered religion
religiousInfluenceFrom Bible stories
Dora Strang NERFINISHED
roleInWork protagonist of Equus
settingResidence southern England NERFINISHED
stageDirectionType non-naturalistic psychological focus
symbolicallyRepresents conflict between instinct and social norms
primitive passion
undergoesTreatmentBy Martin Dysart NERFINISHED
worships Equus (horse-god figure) NERFINISHED

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Equus (stage) mainCharacter Alan Strang
subject surface form: Equus (play)
Equus (stage) protagonist Alan Strang
subject surface form: Equus (play)