Word: morale
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...great feat of Equus that, despite this horrifying premise, the play succeeds in forcing even the most confident judge of right and wrong, crime and punishment to hesitate on this last question. Written by playwright Peter Shaffer, Equus grabs hold of that mysterious pointer on the moral compass and sends it spinning out of control. In a welcome if somewhat disconcerting departure from the tidy morality tales so often dished out on stage, the production of Equus performed last weekend at the Loeb Ex baffled, bewildered, but ultimately satisfied by feeding that questioning voice within...
...which it was based. Following the performance, the audience expressed this sentiment by calling the cast back on stage twice for a standing ovation. It is only a shame the show will not be back for a second weekend of performances to allow more theater-goers to surrender their moral certitude and applaud in gratitude...
...became persuaded it was not...something voluntary," he said, "not something you embraced, it was the way you were born. If it's the way you were born then it ceases to be a sin, and then one's whole theological and moral perspective shifts, and then you begin to view the problem entirely differently, and that's what happened...
Although they say that he has a strong moral foundation, Harshbarger's colleagues are quick to add that he is a savvy politician...
...attorney general says that his position on gambling is not a moral decision but a matter of what is best for the economy in these cities...