Equus Contents
- Act One Scene One
- Act One Scene Two
- Act One Scene Three
- Act One Scene Four
- Act One Scene Five
- Act One Scene Six
- Act One Scene Seven
- Act One Scene Eight
- Act One Scene Nine
- Act One Scene Ten
- Act One Scene Eleven
- Act One Scene Twelve
- Act One Scene Thirteen
- Act One Scene Fourteen
- Act One Scene Fifteen
- Act One Scene Sixteen
- Act One Scene Seventeen
- Act One Scene Eighteen
- Act One Scene Nineteen
- Act One Scene Twenty
- Act One Scene Twenty-one
- Act Two Scene Twenty-two
- Act Two Scene Twenty-three
- Act Two Scene Twenty-four
- Act Two Scene Twenty-five
- Act Two Scene Twenty-six
- Act Two Scene Twenty-seven
- Act Two Scene Twenty-eight
- Act Two Scene Twenty-nine
- Act Two Scene Thirty
- Act Two Scene Thirty-one
- Act Two Scene Thirty-two
- Act Two Scene Thirty-three
- Act Two Scene Thirty-four
- Act Two Scene Thirty-five
Act One Scene Sixteen
Synopsis of Scene 16
The scene begins with three actors wearing horse masks in the stables. Alan is entranced by them but then Dalton and Jill enter. Dalton talks cheerfully to Alan and explains that Jill will show him what to do.
When Dalton leaves, Jill starts to explain the equipment and procedure to Alan. As Alan begins work on the horses, Dysart asks him if he enjoyed it, asking how he felt about grooming the horses and how he felt about Jill. Eventually Alan loses his temper with the questions.
Commentary on Scene 16
hoof-pick: This is the weapon Alan later uses on the horses he maims.
Now this is the dandy … like this: Jill explains the way to groom a horse using the technical terms for the tools of the trade.
Investigating scene 16...
- How well do you think the horse-masks work?
- How do you imagine the actors playing horses will look?
- What do you think Alan is feeling at the beginning of the scene when he is in the stables?
- How well do you think Jill explains the work to Alan?
- How do you think Alan feels when he is grooming the horses?
- Do you think there is something sexual in Jill’s descriptions of grooming?
- What do you think Dysart is expecting the answers to his questions to be?
- How do you think Alan feels about Jill?
- What makes Alan finally get angry with Dysart’s questioning?
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