But on the other hand, her solicitation pushes knowledge to its limits, demonstrating that knowledge does not coincide with the truth that it supposedly expresses. Disengaged from the truth, knowledge fails to account for hysteria. Characteristic for the hysteric, the subject-object division now stands revealed as a structural one, arising ng from the essential function of the enigma in the relation of speech. The symptom as riddle calls for an answer. Articulation answers the riddle, that allows any possible answer because it urges nothing but speech itself.
Hysteria is a riddle, and remains a riddle.
The hysteric embodies the division between subject and object in a particular way. She incites man to know what causes his desire, inciting him to acknowledge her as the inaccessible object of his desire. This intrigue of the hysteric is open to everyday observation. Offering her charms, she captivates the man. Here the castrating dimension of the hysteric's game becomes evident.