ENG305H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Secret History
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Start from beginning and become someone else. Guy tires of her, she takes on new identity/disguise. Negotiating sexual future rather than live in despair of past by planning. Repeating first time with beauplasir repeat inimitable. First time characterized by force, desire of man. She didn"t intend it but beauplasir doesn"t know who she is, believes she is prostitute so not rape what is rape at this time. Hasn"t fully participated or anticipated so prepare for it in order to experience it next time, attempt to control circumstances. Attempting to redo situation that involves another person, and to inspire his desires again. Take on disguise and reanimate his desire, forestall encounter with her own history and body. Fantomina, celia, widow, incongnita, escape body and history, realm of fantasy. Escape bad reputation, body and consignment of body to very ruin and disprepare that would have resulted in rape. Isolation, reasoning prevent feeling physical desolation, decided to escape.