Equus Lesson Plan

In scenes 28-34 there are several instances of watching. Sometimes it takes the form of simple observation, sometimes it’s spectatorship, and sometimes it has a voyeuristic quality. Make a Venn diagram of the three types on the board, and have the class list as many as they can. Before writing them down, make sure the class has a consensus about how the moment should be categorized.

For example: Alan mentions that Jill was "always looking" at him (Act 1 Scene 28). This would go under "simple watching." The movie might land between spectatorship and voyeurism, considering the content of the film. One could also argue that Dysart's observation of Alan's ritual and...