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Dysart's situation compared to Alan reverses throughout the play. He begins as a laid back character but as he meets Alan, who is full of worship and passion, his situation becomes desperate. Dysart's problem in the play is that he does not know what positive effect psychiatry is doing to his patients. The conflicted argument with Hesther over "the normal" makes Dysart not treat Alan but eventually he is forced to do so. Dysart wants a free life with passion and a sociable wife whom he can take to Greece where he can then worship and savour his life. Dysart sees something in Alan he has never seen before. He looks up to Alan constantly admitting his jealousy of the young adolescent. Shaffer's play is one that questions drama containing traditional values. The pre 1967 drama in theatres lacked excitement and thrill whereas post 1967 theatrical drama challenged the usual tedious...

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