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Much Ado About Nothing · 1993 — 第 24 / 24 章 · 2'04" · C1

Benedick and Beatrice Deny Their Love, Explained：hands against our hearts

The double wedding becomes a cross-examination. Asked if she loves Benedick, Beatrice answers 'Why, no. No more than reason,' and Benedick jokes that he marries her 'for pity.' Then letters in their own hands are produced, and the denial collapses.

あらすじ

At the double wedding, Benedick and Beatrice are asked whether they love each other and both say no. Hero then produces two letters: a clumsy sonnet in Benedick's hand and a note in Beatrice's, each declaring love. Confronted with their own writing, they give in, and Benedick agrees to marry her, claiming he does it out of pity.

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by this lighthands against our heartssick for mein friendly recompense

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このシーンの表現

hands against our hearts

their own writing convicts them

With the letters exposed, Beatrice says their own hands are against their hearts, meaning their writing betrays their love.

Our signatures are hands against our hearts in this file.

このシーンの他の表現

  • by this light

    I swear by this light

  • sick for me

    lovesick over me

  • in friendly recompense

    as a friendly return

  • halting sonnet

    a stumbling sonnet

  • qualify

    explain, make sense of

このシーンのメモ一覧

24 行のセリフに 23 件のメモ

文法 · C1can I qualify

inversion: The object is fronted and can inverts with I, an archaic emphatic order.

All this amazement can I qualify.
表現 · C1tell someone largely of something

tell in full

When after that the holy rites are ended, I'll tell you largely of fair Hero's death.
文法 · B2When after that the holy rites are ended

time clause: The when-clause sets the time: after the rites are over, he will speak.

When after that the holy rites are ended, I'll tell you largely of fair Hero's death.
表現 · B2be much deceived

badly misled

My cousin, Margaret and Ursula are much deceived.
表現 · B2be sick for someone

lovesick over me

The two trade what other people swore, and sick for me means lovesick over the other.

- They swore you did. - They swore you were sick for me.
表現 · B2be nearly dead for someone

dying for someone

- They swore you were nearly dead for me. - 'Tis no such matter. Then...
表現 · C1no such matter

nothing of the kind

- They swore you were nearly dead for me. - 'Tis no such matter. Then...
文法 · B2They swore you were nearly dead for me

reported clause: Swore takes a that-clause, here with that dropped, reporting what others swore.

- They swore you were nearly dead for me. - 'Tis no such matter. Then...
表現 · C1in recompense for something

as a friendly return

Beatrice denies love and calls it only a friendly recompense, a return between friends.

No, truly, but in friendly recompense.
文法 · C1but in friendly recompense

elliptical reply: The reply drops the main clause and keeps only but plus the reason.

No, truly, but in friendly recompense.
発音friendly recompense

Stress friendly and recompense to land the weighty word.

No, truly, but in friendly recompense.
表現 · C1be sworn upon it that ...

swear to it

I'll be sworn upon it that he loves her, for here written in
文法 · B2that he loves her

object clause: The that-clause spells out what the oath is about: that he loves her.

I'll be sworn upon it that he loves her, for here written in
表現 · C1a halting sonnet

a stumbling sonnet

Someone reads Benedick's poem aloud and mocks it as a halting sonnet of his own making.

his hand, a halting sonnet of his own pure brain, fashioned to Beatrice.
表現 · C1fashioned to someone

made for someone

his hand, a halting sonnet of his own pure brain, fashioned to Beatrice.
発音writ in my

Link writ in my into one run.

And here's another, writ in my cousin's hand, stolen from her pocket, containing her affection unto Benedick.
スラング · C1writ

written — An archaic spelling of written, no longer used.

And here's another, writ in my cousin's hand, stolen from her pocket, containing her affection unto Benedick.
スラング · C1unto

to, toward — Archaic for to; survives in scripture and old plays.

And here's another, writ in my cousin's hand, stolen from her pocket, containing her affection unto Benedick.
表現 · C1something against one's heart

their own writing convicts them

With the letters exposed, Beatrice says their own hands are against their hearts, meaning their writing betrays their love.

Here's our own hands against our hearts.
発音Here's our

Blend Here's and our into one sound.

Here's our own hands against our hearts.
表現 · C1swear by this light

I swear by this light

Benedick agrees to marry Beatrice but swears by this light that he takes her only for pity.

I will have thee, but by this light, I take thee for pity.
表現 · B2do something for pity

out of pity

I will have thee, but by this light, I take thee for pity.
発音I will have thee

Run I will have thee together, keeping have thee smooth.

I will have thee, but by this light, I take thee for pity.

「Benedick and Beatrice Deny Their Love」を読み解く

What's really going on

The last joke of the play is that the two wittiest people in it cannot answer a simple question honestly. Asked directly, Beatrice replies 'Why, no. No more than reason,' and Benedick hides behind the same joke, offering to marry her 'for pity.' Their denials are performances, and the scene is designed to strip them away: the letters are produced, written in their own hands, and the pair are caught out by their own words — 'Here's our own hands against our hearts.' What makes it affectionate rather than cruel is that everyone present already knows the truth and is only waiting for the two of them to stop pretending. Benedick's 'by this light' and 'for pity' are his last attempt to keep the upper hand, and the joke is that nobody, least of all Beatrice, believes a word of it.

Theme

RomanceThe couple's denials are exposed by their own letters, and they finally give in to love.
IdentityTheir wit is a shield, and the scene forces them to stop performing and admit the truth.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Their own handwriting is the witness they cannot argue with.
  • By this light is an oath sworn on whatever is at hand.
  • For pity is how a proud lover accepts without admitting love.
  • A halting sonnet is a poem that limps, and the joke stings.

発音のポイント

  • friendly recompense — Stress friendly and recompense to land the weighty word.
  • writ in my — Link writ in my into one run.
  • Here's our — Blend Here's and our into one sound.
  • I will have thee — Run I will have thee together, keeping have thee smooth.
All this amazement can I qualify.

The Friar's promise that he can explain everything that seems so astonishing, before the wedding rites finish.

When after that the holy rites are ended, I'll tell you largely of fair Hero's death.

He says he will fully explain the story of Hero's supposed death once the ceremony is over.

Come, cousin. I am sure you love the gentleman!

Hero's teasing certainty that Beatrice does love Benedick, said as she prepares to prove it.

And here's another, writ in my cousin's hand, stolen from her pocket, containing her affection unto Benedick.

The second piece of evidence: a note in Beatrice's own writing, taken from her pocket, that declares her love for Benedick.

Here's our own hands against our hearts.

Benedick's surrender: their own handwriting has turned against their hearts and exposed the love they denied.

I will have thee, but by this light, I take thee for pity.

His way of agreeing to marry her while keeping his pride: he will have her, he says, only out of pity.

このシーンについての質問

Why do Benedick and Beatrice deny their love?

They have spent the whole play mocking love and each other, so admitting it plainly would mean dropping the game they enjoy. The denials are part of the courtship.

What evidence proves they love each other?

Two letters in their own handwriting: a halting sonnet by Benedick addressed to Beatrice, and a note by Beatrice declaring her love for him. Their own hands betray them.

Why does Benedick say he marries Beatrice 'for pity'?

It is his final attempt to keep his pride. Saying he takes her out of pity lets him agree to the marriage without admitting he is in love.

What does the Friar promise to explain?

He says he can account for all their amazement and will tell the whole story of Hero's supposed death after the holy rites are finished.

How does the scene end?

Benedick agrees to marry Beatrice, still pretending it is only pity, and the two finally stop denying what everyone already knew.

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