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Lady Beatrice, have you wept all this while?Much Ado About Nothing · 1993 — 第 17 / 24 章 · 3'52" · B2
Beatrice Asks Benedick to Kill Claudio, Explained：in the height a villain
Beatrice is grieving for Hero, and when Benedick confesses his love she gives him one order: 'Kill Claudio.' He refuses — 'Not for the wide world' — and she accuses him of loving her less than he fears to fight. The scene ends with him agreeing to challenge Claudio.
あらすじ
Hero has been shamed, and Beatrice, though she claims to be cheerful, has been weeping for her cousin. She tells Benedick she loves him, and he answers that he loves her more than anything. Then she asks him to do one thing: kill Claudio. He says he will not, but finally agrees to challenge him.
注目の表現
love nothing so wella man's officebear her in handin the height a villain
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このシーンの表現
in the height a villain
a villain through and through
Asked if Claudio is her enemy, Beatrice answers that his slander makes him a villain of the highest order.
They painted him in the height a villain, though he had only spoken once.
このシーンの他の表現
- love nothing so well
love nothing as much
- a man's office
a man's duty
- bear her in hand
keep someone placated
- as valiant as Hercules
brave as Hercules
- as sure as I have a thought
as certain as anything
このシーンのメモ一覧
53 行のセリフに 21 件のメモ
yes, archaic — An archaic yes; not used in everyday speech.
Yea.put right a wrong done to someone
How much might the man deserve of me that would right her!a man's duty
Beatrice asks whether a man may right the wrong; the reply is that it is a man's office, but not hers.
- May a man do it? - It is a man's office... but not yours.nothing at all
I do love nothing in the world so well as you.as ... as one can
It were as possible for me to say I love nothing so well as you, but believe me not,archaic verb form: Thou takes an -est verb ending, so thou lovest means you love.
By my sword, Beatrice, thou lovest me.I swear by my sword — A grand old oath; too theatrical for daily talk.
By my sword, Beatrice, thou lovest me.at just the right moment
You have stayed me in a happy hour.be on the point of doing
- I was about to protest I loved you. - And do it with all thy heart.nothing remains
I love you with so much of my heart that none is left to protest.The s in none is can vanish, leaving almost none-left.
I love you with so much of my heart that none is left to protest.not for anything
Not for the wide world.Link for the wide so it sounds like for-tha-wide.
Not for the wide world.goodbye and take care
You kill me to deny it. Fare you well.fight someone
You dare easier be friends with me than fight with mine enemy?as brave as
He is now as valiant as Hercules that only tells a lie and swears it.relative clause: The that-clause describes him, explaining how he earns the label valiant.
He is now as valiant as Hercules that only tells a lie and swears it.Keep both as weak and run them into valiant.
He is now as valiant as Hercules that only tells a lie and swears it.archaic question: The main verb comes before the subject, so Think you means Do you think.
Think you in your soul the Count Claudio hath wronged Hero?as certain as
Yea, as sure as I have a thought, or a soul.「Beatrice Asks Benedick to Kill Claudio」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene turns the play's love story inside out in a few minutes. Beatrice and Benedick finally admit what everyone has known, but the admission comes attached to a test. When Benedick offers her anything, she gives him the one thing she can imagine that would settle the wrong done to Hero: 'Kill Claudio.' His refusal, 'Not for the wide world,' is honest, not cowardly, and her answer cuts deeper than an insult: 'You dare easier be friends with me than with mine enemy?' The demand for justice and the declaration of love cannot be separated here. He agrees to challenge Claudio only after she convinces him that she believes Hero fully, and he leaves with the hard instruction to say she is dead. The comedy is long gone.
Theme
RomanceBeatrice and Benedick finally confess their love, but only after she makes it a test of his loyalty.
JusticeBeatrice demands action against Claudio for ruining Hero, refusing to let the wrong pass as words.
このチャプターで学べること
- A confession here doubles as a challenge.
- Her love keeps its teeth: she asks him to kill.
- The Hercules simile is pure sarcasm.
- Certainty is sworn on having a soul.
発音のポイント
- none is left — The s in none is can vanish, leaving almost none-left.
- for the wide — Link for the wide so it sounds like for-tha-wide.
- as valiant as — Keep both as weak and run them into valiant.
I do love nothing in the world so well as you.Benedick's plain confession: there is nothing and no one in the world he loves as much as Beatrice.
I love you with so much of my heart that none is left to protest.Beatrice's answer: her whole heart is filled with love, leaving no room even to argue about it.
I would eat his heart in the market place!Her furious image of revenge on Claudio: she would cut out his heart and eat it in front of everyone.
He is now as valiant as Hercules that only tells a lie and swears it.Her bitter joke: Claudio is now a hero as mighty as Hercules, simply for telling a lie and swearing to it.
You dare easier be friends with me than fight with mine enemy?Her charge against Benedick: he finds it easier to make peace with her than to defend her family by fighting their enemy.
I must say she is dead.Benedick's parting instruction to Beatrice: to protect Hero she must let the world believe she has died.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Beatrice ask Benedick to kill Claudio?
Hero has been publicly shamed on Claudio's word, and Beatrice believes her cousin is innocent. She cannot fight for Hero herself, so she asks the man who loves her to do it.
Why does Benedick refuse at first?
He says he will not do it 'for the wide world.' Killing a friend is beyond what he will agree to, even for Beatrice, though he later changes his mind.
What makes Benedick change his mind?
Beatrice convinces him that she is certain of Hero's innocence. Once he believes the wrong is real, he agrees to challenge Claudio instead of letting it pass.
Do Beatrice and Benedick confess their love here?
Yes. Benedick says he loves nothing so well as her, and she answers that her whole heart is filled with love, though the confession is quickly swallowed by the demand for justice.
Why does Benedick say he must tell people Hero is dead?
As part of the Friar's plan, Hero is to be hidden and believed dead. Benedick agrees to keep that story, so the wrong done to her can be addressed later.
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