Oedipus and Equus
Sophocles’s “Oedipus Rex” and Shaffer’s “Equus,” both share similar elements that show how the characters own free will, brought about their pain and suffering. ... In “Equus,” the idea of what is normal is explored where the capacity for worship, passion, and pain is lost in modern society. ... Both plays use the movement of the past to discover the truth and in “Equus,” the understanding of the character.