Indeed. The fear and the horror are the most important and beautiful part. When the torture begins it's just pain and adrenaline that dilute the logic, the fear, the horror...there's a phrase somewhere in 'Justine' where she says,
'it's the horror, not the torture -
I can bear the torture, it's the horror that's unbearable'.
In a way, I think she's right, at least a very large part of torture
is the fear of what's coming, not the actual pain.
And in literary terms, I think de Sade's writing is best when he's describing the 'horror',
when he gets on to detailed catalogues of torture and abuse like the one above,
I just find it boring and sickening.
The nipple clamps are one thing, but the pussy clamps make me say, "OW-OW-OW!" for her. And I'm not judging anybody, I'm only speaking for me.Hoist her up! Oooops... wrong rope!
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"The prince ordered to make this servant suffer all night before she is hanged tomorrow."
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"The prince ordered to make this servant suffer all night before she is hanged tomorrow."
I think it's the rope or chain from her wrists tugging them up,Hard to tell....is there something already inserted where that red hot iron should be going?
I think it's the rope or chain from her wrists tugging them up,
so her shoulders are forced back, her breasts pushed outwards
so conveniently for burning ...