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LIBERATION FROM SUPPRESSED DESIRE IN A DREAM

- In ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ 200610027 Han Hye Min. LIBERATION FROM SUPPRESSED DESIRE IN A DREAM. CONTENTS. Hidden desires in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ - Hermia & Lysander - Titania & Bottom How these desires realize - Bottom / Titania

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LIBERATION FROM SUPPRESSED DESIRE IN A DREAM

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  1. - In ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ 200610027 Han Hye Min LIBERATION FROM SUPPRESSED DESIRE IN A DREAM

  2. CONTENTS • Hidden desires in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ - Hermia & Lysander - Titania & Bottom • How these desires realize - Bottom / Titania • The meaning of liberation from hidden desire in a dream

  3. Hidden desires of Lysander and Hermia • sexual desire. • Lysander • Hermia’s sexual dream for her beloved Lysander Hermia says ; “But, gentle friend, for love and courtesy Lie further off; in humane modesty. (2.2.56,57) Dream : shows her inner sexual desire According to Freud - crawling snake from her breast means her subconscious sexual desire.

  4. Hidden desire of Tytania & Bottom • Tytania : suppressed sexual desire ass : strong sexual power of men • Bottom : social desire to belong to upper-class

  5. Liberation from repressed desire • Titania’s strong sexual desire (suppressed by Oberon) “Sleep thou, and I will wind thee in my arms. Fairies, be gone, and be all ways away. So doth the woodbine the sweet honeysuckle Gently entwist; the female ivy so Enrings the barky fingers of the elm. O, how I love thee! How I dote on thee!" (4.1.40-45)

  6. Edwin Landseer

  7. Bottom • Low class, weaver : many Suppressions in society

  8. Liberation of Bottom’s desire Bot. Where’s Peaseblossom? Peas. Ready Bot. Scratch my head, Peaseblossom. Where’s Mouncobwb? Cob. Ready Bot. MounsieurCobweb, good mounsieur, get you your Weapons in your hand, and kill me a red-hipped Humble-bee on the top of a thistle; and good mounsieur, bring me the honey-bag. . . Where’s mounsieurMustardseed?(4.1.5-19)

  9. Video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dta6927kkAE&hl=ko

  10. Meaning of liberation from hidden desire • characters’ desire = human being’s. • Shakespeare presents : - The moment of realizing desire to audiences. he helps us to realize our desire. Even very short liberation from desire, it has great positive effect on our lives and makes our daily lives happier and more plentiful.

  11. Q & A ~

  12. Thank you ^^*

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