One must do violence to the object of one's desire; when it surrenders, the pleasure is greater.
Attribution disputed; shown as originally published.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The quote claims that forcing desire through violence intensifies the pleasure when the object yields.
- In plain terms
- Violence makes desire more satisfying when it gives in.
- What can you take from it?
- Violence is presented as a perverse source of pleasure.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why might power associate pain with pleasure?
- How does consent change this dynamic?
Another view
It romanticizes abuse and ignores ethical harm.
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