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Master Signifier Initiates Meaning
- The master signifier starts signification but has no fixed meaning itself.
- Its significance unfolds only with the quilting point, which finalizes meaning in narrative.
Trusting the Subject Supposed to Know
- Narratives depend on a "subject supposed to know," a figure the audience believes has knowledge.
- This is crucial for engagement, as viewers must initially trust the narrator or author.
Hamlet's Delay as Object of Desire
- In Hamlet, the object of desire is vengeance; for the audience, the object of desire is Hamlet's delay.
- The delay (abjaya) makes the desire more compelling by creating an obstacle to action.