At the end of the first act, the protagonist strips naked and ecstatically worships Nugget in the presence of psychologist Martin Dysart.
One speech in this play asserts that "the Devil isn't made by what mummy says and daddy says. The Devil'sthere. It's an old-fashioned word, but a true thing." In another scene, the protagonist remembers working in a store and being overwhelmed by customers asking for brand names like Philco, Hoover, and Remington. One character in this play dreams of being a priest in Homeric Greece and slicing open children in Argos. In its second act, this play's protagonist recalls finding his father, a socialist named Frank, watching an erotic movie after taking a pill he believes to be truth serum, which causes him to describe his failed sexual encounter with Jill. At the end of the first act, the protagonist strips naked and ecstatically worships Nugget in the presence of psychologist Martin Dysart. For 10 points, name this play about Alan Strang, who enters therapy after using a steel spike to blind six horses, written by Peter Shaffer.
One speech in this play asserts that "the Devil isn't made by what mummy says and daddy says.
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