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EQUUS - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Chains: Relates Equus with Jesus Christ - shows the direct replacement of Christ with Equus in Alan's mind
      - Manbit + Bridle: Symbolises the unity between Alan and Equus
      - Pick: Represents violence and harm; the pick is meant to be used to clean and heal the hooves of horses, however Alan uses it to inflict irrepairable damage to the eyes of 6 horses
    - - Cold light: Dysart and his perspective (isolation of thoughts and life)
      - Warm light: Hesther and what she brings - kindness/company
      - Intensity of light: Visually correlates with the intensity of passion
      - Blackouts: At the beginning and end
      - Importance: Lighting frames this play, as it impacts the atmoshpere and mood.The changes of temperature and intensity represent different things
      - Normal light: Represents normality, clarity and reality
      - Abrupt changes: Scene transition, perspective switch, give time for audience to process information
    - - While the horses can "see" Alan, Equus "judges" him
        
        Elevates Equus's status as a God to Alan
        
        Alan is judged in his own home, thus Equus was created as an escape; as a result this judgement from Equus devastates Alan
      - Eyes/sight allow insight into Alan's perspective, especially when a majority of the play is framed by Dysart's
      - Ultimately represents power and judgement
      - Eyes have been associated with attraction, understanding, power, and judgement
  - - - Masks symbolise judgement
      - This symbol appears in Dysart's disturbing dream
      - The mask worn by Dysart is wide and gold; all noble and bearded
      - Connotations of Agamemnon and Sacrifice
        
        Dysart and Agamemnon are linked by their hubris resulting in sacrifices
        
        Agamemnon sacrifices his daughter whilst Dysart sacrifices the passions of his patients
- - - - Both are interested in horses, skinflicks and each others eyes
      - Supposedly middle class
      - Parents are against them having sexual/intimate/romantic reltionships
      - Dysfunctional families
      - Work at the stables
    - - Personalities/attitudes/behaviours (Jill=assertive + extroverted | Alan=shy + introverted)
      - Parent's Impact:Jill's impacted to become independent, Alan's influenced his view of religion and worship (parents=one factor))
      - Difference in age → difference in maturity
      - Perceptions of sex: comfort vs intense shame
  - - - Neither takes responsibility for their actions
      - Both control Alan in different ways (religion and anger)
      - Both have hidden something from eachother
      - Both feel they raised Alan "right"
    - - Methods of parenting
      - The way they express emotional response (external vs internal and burst)
      - Opinions on T.V
      - Religion/Beliefs
      - Dora is more involved in Alan's life than Frank
- - - - Present when Alan feels a spiritual connection to a horse
      - symbolises Equus's presence
        
        With the indication of Equus's presence, emotions of anxiety and shame is evoked by Alan, mainly during the climax and towards the conclusion. Thus, a tension is manifested through the build up created by the chorus
      - Alan's inner emotions, such as anger
      - Foreshadows events