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It is to become clear through... ...wrongthe film version goes so outlying(prenominal) as to have characters cheating to the camera, ratting the viewer of what is fact. The innate de sire to seek and find is still clear in The Winters Tale. However, Leontes stubborn arrogance allows a sexually charged voyeuristical desire to surface, at no accuse more clear than when Hermione stands as a statue in the final facial expressionan object, a creation. The focus is on her form, her featuresHermione as an image and representation of the desire to be voyeuristic. While Shakespeare doesnt have the cinematic luxuries of lighting and backside at his disposal, he proves that Mulveys argument that desire is expressed in voyeuristic and scopophiliac fashion, but in addition that these innate desires of an audience transcend mediums and faecal matter in fact be fulfilled and appreciated in written form as untold as within the intricacies of modern film. How Cinema and Theater Convey Pleasure in the Acts of Search and Lust EHow Cinema and Theater Convey Pleasure in the Acts of Search and Lust In her essay, Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema, Briti sh film maker Laura Mulvey attempts to demystify how pleasure can be fulfilled in film. Contending that a pleasure in looking (scopohilia) and a pleasure in possessing the female as what to be looked at (voyeurism) fufills the audiences desires, Mulvey suggests how filmmakers use this knowledge to create film that panders to our innate desires. In Meshes of the Afternoon by Maya Deren and Vertigo by Alfred Hitchcock, it is seen that Mulveys argumentthe desire to look, the hunting, seeking, and watching, and harnessing of the female form is natural human desire. Deren and Hitchcock will use entirely different techniques to achieve that sense of fulfillment for the audience. But how does this watching and looking translate in to the written word? In The Winters Tale by William Shakespeare, we will see the ideas approached by Mulvey and the themes used by Hitchcock and Deren utilized to create a sense of looking and objectifying the woman in the absence of the screen. Through this pap er, the concepts of pleasure for Mulvey will be shown to have applicability not only in cinema but in art in far more universal terms. First, a discussion of pleasure and Mulveys definition of it will allow for clearer understanding as to what this fulfillment actually is. Secondly, Vertigo will be examinedas an example of mainstream film utilizing the ideas of scopophila and voyeurism in a perfect balance. Scottie and his search will then be contrasted with Leontes of Shakespeares Winters Tale, where again desires will be balanced in harmony with Mulveys principles. It is to become clear through... ...wrongthe film version goes so far as to have characters cheating to the camera, informing the viewer of what is fact. The innate desire to seek and find is still clear in The Winters Tale. However, Leontes stubborn arrogance allows a sexually charged voyeuristic desire to surface, at no point more clear than when Hermione stands as a statue in the final scenean object, a creation. T he focus is on her form, her featuresHermione as an image and representation of the desire to be voyeuristic. While Shakespeare doesnt have the cinematic luxuries of lighting and shadow at his disposal, he proves that Mulveys argument that desire is expressed in voyeuristic and scopophiliac fashion, but also that these innate desires of an audience transcend mediums and can in fact be fulfilled and appreciated in written form as much as within the intricacies of modern film.