During the treatment scene, how is the spectator punished?

The spectator’s alignment and allegiance is strained here when Alex is receiving the ‘Ludovico Treatment’.  The very fact that the equipment Alex is wearing is visually uncomfortable signifies an eerie and uneasy feel to this scene from the start. The first two films contain the sex and violence that we ourselves have seen from Alex. He takes pleasure in watching this at first. The spectator again participates, with the close up solely focused on the screen that the films are being shown on.

Once Alex begins to feel the effects of the treatment, the camera switches to close ups of his face, experiencing pain as the films continue. The spectator and Alex is being punished here as the dues are being paid from participating in the ultra violent acts of women. We share the experience with Alex due to alignment.