Cassandra: A Case Study of Hysteria? (2/5) – The Strangulated Affect
In the first part of this series, we identified an event in Cassandra’s past that can undoubtedly be termed a “psychic trauma,” as it is actively reproduced within the tragedy. In this post, we turn our attention to another core component of hysteria: unexpressed affect. The Adequate Reaction The affect constitutes the focal point of…