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 Two Scene Twenty-four
Synopsis of Scene 24
Dysart speaks to Alan in his room. He asks why Alan is angry with his mother and says that he hasn’t told Dora what Alan told him previously. Alan denies what he has said before and says that he was tricked by Dysart into talking. He says that he is afraid that Dysart might give him truth drugs next.
Commentary on Scene 24
truth drugs: Drugs which force a patient to tell the truth, by having a hypnotic effect or by repressing the patient’s inhibitions.
Investigating scene 24...
- Why does Alan say he lied before?
- Why do you think Alan mentions truth drugs?
- Why does Dysart seem so interested in Alan’s reference to truth drugs?
- To what extent do you think Alan wants Dysart to listen to him, pay him attention and make things better?
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