LIBERATION FROM SUP-PRESSED

DESIRE IN A DREAM

- In ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’

200610027 Han Hye Min

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

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.

Hidden desire of Tytania & Bot-tom

Tytania : suppressed sexual desire ass : strong sexual power of men

Bottom : social desire to belong to upper-class

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 honeysuckleGently entwist; the female ivy soEnrings the barky fingers of the elm.O, how I love thee! How I dote on thee!" (4.1.40-45)

Edwin Landseer

Bottom

- Low class, weaver : many Suppressions in society

Liberation of Bottom’s desire

Bot. Where’s Peaseblossom?Peas. ReadyBot. Scratch my head, Peaseblossom. Where’s Mouncobwb?Cob. ReadyBot. Mounsieur Cobweb, 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 mounsieur Mustardseed?(4.1.5-19)

Video

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

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.

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