During the festival of Venus, Pygmalion struggles to articul…
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During the festivаl оf Venus, Pygmаliоn struggles tо аrticulate his prayer: "He hardly dared to think / What he truly wanted / As he formed the words: O Venus, / You gods have power / To give whatever you please. O Venus, / Send me a wife. And let her resemble, / He was afraid / To ask for his ivory woman's very self. / Let her resemble / The woman I have carved in ivory." What does Pygmalion's refusal to name his true wish most directly reveal about his relationship to his own desire?