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How Peter Shafer uses 'Equus' to portray religion The book Equus, gives its audience a deeper view on religion by relating it to a series of scenes in the play. Religion as a whole is mainly a person's belief and what they do in life depends on this belief. If, within a religion, a person is told that something is the right thing to do then that person will try in as many ways as possible to live up to this. Religion can mean anything anyone wants it to mean and be anything they make it. It does not have to be believed in by many people, it can be a personal belief of one person. 'Equus' proves that religion can be anything. Alan, one of the main characters of this play, finds belief in horses. He worships them, just as many people worship God, Allah and Buddha. He has strong feelings...

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