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.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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protagonist ⓘ teenage boy ⓘ theatre character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Equus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
freedom
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guilt ⓘ madness ⓘ religion ⓘ sexuality ⓘ shame ⓘ violence ⓘ worship ⓘ |
| centralThemeOf | psychological exploration in Equus ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
emotionally unstable
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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
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Frank Strang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPsychologicalIssue |
religious obsession
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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
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Dora Strang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork | protagonist of Equus ⓘ |
| settingResidence | southern England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageDirectionType | non-naturalistic psychological focus ⓘ |
| symbolicallyRepresents |
conflict between instinct and social norms
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primitive passion ⓘ |
| undergoesTreatmentBy | Martin Dysart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worships | Equus (horse-god figure) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Equus (play)
subject surface form:
Equus (play)