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30. Oberon
spanks Puck
The irate Oberon
bends schoolboy Puck over a desk and spanks him for his
misdemeanours. In the 50s this was quite common in
English-speaking schools, but it should be noted that
spanking is an unusual Japanese punishment - the slap is
commonly used.
Note that Oberon
does slap Puck in the Bar version (Bar 34.
Oberon slaps Puck). Perhaps the Schoolroom is meant to be
seen, like the Forest of Fantasy, as a place of maximum
exposure to 'Otherness'.
Note the use of the
desk as a prop in School 18. Lysander
withdraws
and School 31. Lysander
on desk.
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