an old exclamation of irritation
Seeing Don John gloomy, Conrade opens with the old exclamation the good-year, roughly what on earth.
What the good-year, my lord.Much Ado About Nothing · 1993 — 第 5 / 24 章 · 2'41" · C1
Don John Plots Against Claudio, Explained：cross someone
Don John won't pretend to be anything but what he is: a bitter man who says so. "I cannot hide what I am," he tells Conrade. When Borachio brings word that Claudio will marry Hero, the sulking turns into strategy — Don John asks if the news can serve "for any model to build mischief on," and decides it can.
あらすじ
At Leonato's house in Messina, Don John — Don Pedro's illegitimate brother, only lately back in favor — broods and refuses to be talked out of it. Borachio arrives with news: Claudio plans to marry Hero, Leonato's daughter. Don John sees an opening. He asks Conrade and Borachio to help him, and they agree to follow him.
注目の表現
the good-yearout of measurehide what I amtake true root
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このシーンの表現
cross someone
thwart someone
Plotting against Claudio, Don John says that crossing him in any way is a blessing to himself in every way.
She crossed him once and paid for it.
このシーンの他の表現
- the good-year
an old exclamation of irritation
- out of measure
beyond all measure
- hide what I am
conceal one's true self
- take true root
establish oneself firmly
- plain-dealing villain
an honest villain; malice worn openly
このシーンのメモ一覧
33 行のセリフに 22 件のメモ
what on earth — An old exclamation of annoyance, rarely used today.
What the good-year, my lord.beyond all measure
Conrade asks Don John why he is out of measure sad, puzzled by how far the gloom goes.
Why are you thus out of measure sad?no limit to something
There is no measure in the occasion that breeds, therefore the sadness is without limit.relative clause: The that-clause describes the occasion breeding the sadness, with its object left out.
There is no measure in the occasion that breeds, therefore the sadness is without limit.conceal one's true self
Told to put on a better face, Don John answers that he cannot hide what he is, refusing the pretence.
I cannot hide what I am.wait for nobody's convenience
I must be sad when I have cause, and smile at no man's jests, eat when I have stomach, and wait for no man's leisure.parallel clauses: A run of parallel verbs under must declares how he means to live on his own terms.
I must be sad when I have cause, and smile at no man's jests, eat when I have stomach, and wait for no man's leisure.curry favour with anyone
Laugh when I am merry, and claw no man in his humour.display something openly
Yea... but you must not make full show of this till you may do so without controlment.till-clause: The till-clause sets the moment when he may safely show his true face.
Yea... but you must not make full show of this till you may do so without controlment.back into favour
and he hath ta'en you newly into his grace,establish oneself firmly
Conrade advises Don John to take true root while the weather he has made for himself is fair.
but you should take true root by the fair weather that you make yourself.Link canker in a and cut hedge off cleanly.
I had rather be a canker in a hedge than a rose in his grace!open and direct
In this, though I cannot be said to be a flattering, honest man, I am a plain-dealing villain.Link plain-dealing to villain and stress both key words.
In this, though I cannot be said to be a flattering, honest man, I am a plain-dealing villain.a planned marriage
I can give you intelligence of an intended marriage.use something as a base for trouble
Will it serve for any model to build mischief on?the credit taken from one's fall
That young start-up hath all the glory of my overthrow.an upstart — A slighting word for someone newly risen and unproven.
That young start-up hath all the glory of my overthrow.thwart someone
Plotting against Claudio, Don John says that crossing him in any way is a blessing to himself in every way.
If I can cross him any way, I bless myself every way.The h in him nearly drops, so cross him blends.
If I can cross him any way, I bless myself every way.「Don John Plots Against Claudio」を読み解く
What's really going on
Don John is the play's outsider, and he knows it. His grievance isn't one specific wrong; it's his position — the bastard brother who has to smile at a court that treats him as a favor. "In the meantime, let me be that I am, and seek not to alter me," he says, and it's both a confession and a threat. Conrade's counsel is pragmatic: play nice until your position is secure. Don John refuses — "I had rather be a canker in a hedge than a rose in his grace" — because pretending would cost him the only thing he has, his honesty about being a villain. The scene's turn comes with Borachio's news. Suddenly his resentment has a target, and "if I can cross him any way, I bless myself every way" turns sulking into a plan. It's not that grief made him cruel; it's that an opportunity made his cruelty useful.
Theme
PowerDon John resents his place under his brother and plots to strike at Don Pedro's right hand, Claudio.
DeceptionHe seizes on a wedding as raw material, asking whether it can "serve for any model to build mischief on."
このチャプターで学べること
- He turns his own malice into a badge of honesty.
- The weed image refuses every gift of favour.
- The plot begins the moment good news arrives.
発音のポイント
- canker in a hedge — Link canker in a and cut hedge off cleanly.
- plain-dealing villain — Link plain-dealing to villain and stress both key words.
- cross him — The h in him nearly drops, so cross him blends.
There is no measure in the occasion that breeds, therefore the sadness is without limit.His gloom has no bottom because its cause can't be measured. Don John frames his misery as something absolute, not a mood he can be argued out of.
I had rather be a canker in a hedge than a rose in his grace!He would rather be a diseased weed in a hedge than a treasured rose in his brother's favor — better openly worthless than dependent on grace he despises.
In this, though I cannot be said to be a flattering, honest man, I am a plain-dealing villain.He admits he isn't a flattering "honest" courtier, so he claims the opposite label proudly: a villain who deals plainly, with no pretense.
In the meantime, let me be that I am, and seek not to alter me.Don't try to reform him — he insists on being exactly who he is. It's his answer to Conrade's advice to play nice.
If I can cross him any way, I bless myself every way.Any way he can thwart or obstruct Claudio counts as a win for him. "Cross" is the key verb: to oppose, to get in someone's way.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Don John hate Claudio so much?
Don John is Don Pedro's illegitimate brother, lately forgiven after rebelling against him. Claudio, the young count who rose while Don John fell, now carries "all the glory of my overthrow," which makes him the easiest target for that resentment.
Why won't Don John just play along with his brother?
Conrade advises patience — smile until you're secure. Don John refuses, saying he'd "rather be a canker in a hedge than a rose in his grace." Pretending would mean owing his place to a brother he resents.
What does Don John mean by "a plain-dealing villain"?
He means he won't disguise his intentions with flattery or fake virtue. If he has to be bad, he'll be openly bad: "though I cannot be said to be a flattering, honest man, I am a plain-dealing villain."
Who agrees to help Don John, and what do they promise?
Once Borachio brings news of Claudio's coming marriage, Don John asks him and Conrade whether they are "sure" and will assist him. They answer "To the death, my lord," and agree to wait on his orders — the partnership that sets the plot in motion.
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