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-seven
Synopsis of Scene 27
Alan comes in to see Dysart, though he is still rather defensive. Dysart offers him a pill to help him talk about what happened and to also stop his nightmares. When Dysart admits he’d like to leave his job and go to Greece, Alan says that Dysart is unhappy, and then says it must be the effect of the truth pill which made him say that. Dysart asks him about Jill and Alan seems reluctant to answer but eventually gives in. Jill enters the stage.
Commentary on Scene 27
sea … bathe: Dysart is referring to the Aegean Sea, in Greece, which has many myths relating to it.
Investigating scene 27...
- Do you think Alan really believes he has been given a truth pill?
- What do you think of Alan during this scene? Does he seem to be a likeable or sympathetic character to you?
- How effectively do you think the two characters interact in this scene? Is Shaffer’s dialogue natural and believable?
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