where on earth — Irritated speech among close peers; avoid in formal settings.
Where the hell is everyone?Amazing Grace · 2006 — 第 17 / 18 章 · 2'05" · B1
Wilberforce Quits Laudanum, Explained：find me as myself
Wilberforce has just won his abolition vote, but instead of celebrating he is pouring away his laudanum and telling his pregnant wife he feels nothing. "I can't even feel the joy of this victory," he admits. Under the surface, quitting the drug is the only way he can imagine being himself again for their child.
あらすじ
At his home after the abolition vote, Wilberforce is weak and shaking as he stops taking laudanum. He has poured the whole bottle away and refuses more. With his pregnant wife Barbara beside him, he says he cannot feel joy even in victory, then the two of them imagine their unborn child and the life they will have.
注目の表現
a free giftfind me as myselfevery dropfeel the joy of
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このシーンの表現
find me as myself
meet the real me
Wilberforce promises Barbara that the baby will meet him restored.
The new term will find me as myself.
このシーンの他の表現
- a free gift
a gift that is really a trick
- every drop
all of it
- feel the joy of
take joy in
このシーンのメモ一覧
26 行のセリフに 20 件のメモ
complimentary tickets
Everybody's at the races in Epsom. They were given free tickets.passive voice: The passive hides who handed out the tickets and puts the members in focus.
Everybody's at the races in Epsom. They were given free tickets.kept one for you
I saved one for you. A free gift from William Wilberforce.on earth — Adds surprise to a question; neutral but never in formal writing.
What on earth is happening? The poor maids are terrified.emptied it out
I've poured it all away this morning. Every drop.done with it
- Then I'll fetch more. - No. I'm finished with it.take joy in
On the night the bill passes, Wilberforce admits he cannot feel any joy in the win.
I can't even feel the joy of this victory.The t in can't disappears; it sounds like can-even.
I can't even feel the joy of this victory.meet the real me
Wilberforce promises Barbara that the baby will meet him restored.
This new baby will find me as myself.future tense: Will find states the future as settled fact, which makes it sound like a vow.
This new baby will find me as myself.Run find, me and as together as one smooth unit.
This new baby will find me as myself.who decided that
- What will be his name? - Who says it's a boy?go on talking
Just tell me some names. Please, just keep talking.certain about it
It's... it's a boy. I'm sure of it.a good singing voice
Yes, he will have a fine voice like you.a powerful voice
Yes, yes, a strong voice.spend playtime with him
And you will play with him in the garden every morning.contracted future: We'll is the spoken form of we will, and the stress falls on have.
- Yes. - And soon we'll have a girl and a boy.Short Come, strong quickly; the urgency sits on the adverb.
Come quickly!「Wilberforce Quits Laudanum」を読み解く
What's really going on
The victory Wilberforce fought for years to win has finally arrived, yet he greets it in a shuttered room, shaking and unable to feel anything. "I can't even feel the joy of this victory" is not self-pity; it is the honest report of a man whose body and mind have been dulled by years of laudanum. What makes the scene land is the way the two of them turn away from that numbness and start inventing a child: his name, his hair, his singing voice. "This new baby will find me as myself," Wilberforce says, and it is both a promise and a test — the sober version of himself is the only one he wants his son to meet.
Theme
IdentityHe refuses the drug so his child will meet the sober, real version of him rather than the addict.
ParenthoodWilberforce and Barbara invent their unborn child together, turning hope for a family into his reason to get clean.
このチャプターで学べること
- Winning means nothing when you cannot feel it.
- Every drop makes the decision sound final.
- The empty House is the joke and the wound at once.
発音のポイント
- can't even — The t in can't disappears; it sounds like can-even.
- find me as — Run find, me and as together as one smooth unit.
- Come quickly — Short Come, strong quickly; the urgency sits on the adverb.
I can't even feel the joy of this victory.He has won the fight of his life, yet the drug has left him numb; the triumph he worked toward means nothing to him in this state.
This new baby will find me as myself.He wants to be clean by the time the child arrives, so it meets the real him and not the addicted version.
I've poured it all away this morning. Every drop.He has already thrown out the entire bottle of laudanum, making the decision physical and final rather than just a promise.
I saved one for you. A free gift from William Wilberforce.Said with sarcasm: a race ticket is passed off as Wilberforce's generous gift, a dig at him while everyone else is out at the races.
このシーンについての質問
Why is Wilberforce pouring away his laudanum?
He is addicted to the drug and wants to be clean before his child is born. Throwing out the bottle makes the decision final rather than something he can take back.
Why can't Wilberforce feel joy after winning the vote?
Years of laudanum and illness have left him numb, so even the abolition victory he fought for brings no emotional relief. The scene shows what the win has cost him.
Who is the woman with Wilberforce in this scene?
His wife, Barbara Spooner. She is pregnant, and the two of them imagine their unborn child together while he goes through withdrawal.
What does 'a free gift' mean in this scene?
It is sarcasm, not generosity. A race ticket is handed over as Wilberforce's 'free gift', needling him while everyone else has gone to Epsom for the day.
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第 1 章anything butWilberforce Meets Barbara in Bath
第 2 章ran away withWilberforce Tells Richard He Found God
第 3 章where your heart liesPitt Asks Wilberforce to Return
第 4 章my business is youWilberforce Meets the Abolitionists
第 5 章gentle drizzleWilberforce Visits John Newton
第 6 章have something made upThe Man in the Box
第 7 章died of kindnessWilberforce and Barbara Fake a Fight
第 8 章with a heavy heartWilberforce Denounces the Slave Trade
第 9 章mean businessCharles Fox Joins the Abolitionists
第 10 章have a confession to makeAbolitionists Show MPs a Slave Ship
第 11 章scrape the bottom of the barrelAbolitionists Present a Huge Petition
第 12 章a wave of good intentionsPitt Warns a Friend Over Cards
第 13 章run with bloodPitt Warns Wilberforce About War
第 14 章by halvesNewton Gives Wilberforce His Confession
第 15 章flag of convenienceThe Neutral Flag Trick
第 16 章side windAbolitionists Come at a Side Wind
再生中 · 第 17 章find me as myselfWilberforce Quits Laudanum
第 18 章pushing at an open doorWilberforce Visits a Dying Pitt第 17 / 18 章 · 残り約 2 分