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Dost thou not suspect my place?Much Ado About Nothing · 1993 — 第 19 / 24 章 · 4'47" · B2
Leonato Confronts Claudio and Don Pedro, Explained：flesh and blood
Leonato's grief hardens into rage. Refusing every comfort, he tells the Prince and Claudio directly that they have killed his innocent daughter, and the quarrel nearly turns into a duel. Then Benedick arrives and calls Claudio out on his own.
あらすじ
After Hero's death is reported, Leonato is urged not to let grief destroy him. He answers that he is only flesh and blood, and that no one can preach patience to a pain he has not felt. When Don Pedro and Claudio appear, he accuses them of killing his child, and Benedick delivers a formal challenge.
注目の表現
flesh and bloodbend the harm upon yourselfprove it on his bodyslandered to death
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このシーンの表現
flesh and blood
a human being, not a saint
Told to stay calm, Leonato answers that he is flesh and blood, not a saint above pain.
After twenty hours awake, he was only flesh and blood.
このシーンの他の表現
- bend the harm upon yourself
take all the blame on yourself
- prove it on his body
prove it in a duel
- slandered to death
killed by slander
- a word in your ear
a quiet private word
- discontinue your company
stop keeping your company
このシーンのメモ一覧
66 行のセリフに 24 件のメモ
offer comfort
for men can counsel and speak comfort to that grief which they themselves not feel, but tasting it,relative clause: The which-clause describes the grief and drops do: which they do not feel themselves.
for men can counsel and speak comfort to that grief which they themselves not feel, but tasting it,a human being, not a saint
Told to stay calm, Leonato answers that he is flesh and blood, not a saint above pain.
I pray thee, peace! I will be flesh and blood.relative clause: The that-clause defines the philosopher; the point is that no such person exists.
For there was never yet philosopher that could endure the toothache patiently.talk sense
There thou speak'st reason. Nay, I will do so.wrong someone
- Who wrongs him? - Marry, thou dost wrong me, thou!an old oath, by Mary — An old-fashioned oath; now only on stage.
- Who wrongs him? - Marry, thou dost wrong me, thou!an old sound of scorn — An archaic snort of scorn, no longer used.
- My hand meant nothing to my sword. - Tush, tush. Never fleer and jest at me.put someone off
Canst thou so daff me?archaic conditional: Thou kill'st is the archaic you kill, used here to set up a conditional threat.
If thou kill'st me, boy, thou shalt kill a man.killed by slander
Antonio says he loved his niece and that she was literally slandered to death.
Content yourself. God knows I loved my niece, and she is dead, slandered to death by villains.fashion-obsessed — An archaic sneer at trend-chasers; rarely used now.
Scambling, outfacing, fashion-monging boys, that lie and cog, and flout, deprave and slander.Link almost and come so it sounds like almos-come.
You are almost come to part almost a fray.broken off
We had liked to have had our two noses snapped off.almost, nearly — An archaic way to say nearly; do not use it today.
We had liked to have had our two noses snapped off.a quiet private word
Benedick asks for a private word, then delivers his challenge quietly and coldly.
Shall I speak a word in your ear?Run word in your together, close to wor-di-nyour.
Shall I speak a word in your ear?publicly call someone a coward
Do me right, or I will protest your cowardice.Link protest and your, close to protest-cha.
Do me right, or I will protest your cowardice.many kindnesses
My lord, for your many courtesies, I thank you.stop keeping your company
Benedick thanks the prince for past kindness and then cuts him off, all in the politest words.
I must discontinue your company.escape from
Your brother the bastard is fled from Messina.an insult about birth — A harsh insult about birth; never say it to someone's face.
Your brother the bastard is fled from Messina.「Leonato Confronts Claudio and Don Pedro」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene is about the moment sorrow becomes a public fight. Leonato refuses to be consoled, and his answer to every comfort is a flat demand for sympathy he does not expect to get: 'there was never yet philosopher that could endure the toothache patiently.' The friends push him in two directions at once, urging patience and then urging him to make the offenders suffer — 'Yet bend not all the harm upon yourself.' Once he accepts that reasoning, he goes straight at Don Pedro and Claudio, insisting his one certainty is that Hero was lied about. Benedick's arrival changes the tone again: he does not argue, he issues a challenge, and then calmly ends his friendship with the Prince, noting 'Your brother the bastard is fled from Messina.' The grief is real, but it is also the engine of the play's resolution.
Theme
Death & griefLeonato's mourning for Hero turns into public anger as consolation fails and the wrong demands an answer.
JusticeHe insists Hero was lied about and that those who shamed her must answer, pushing the plot toward a duel.
このチャプターで学べること
- Grief and anger share the same voice here.
- The toothache line deflates every grand theory.
- Politeness can make a break colder.
- A formal challenge turns slander into a duel.
発音のポイント
- almost come — Link almost and come so it sounds like almos-come.
- word in your — Run word in your together, close to wor-di-nyour.
- protest your — Link protest and your, close to protest-cha.
If you go on thus, you will kill yourself.A warning to Leonato that his uncontrolled grief is destroying him as much as his daughter's death.
For there was never yet philosopher that could endure the toothache patiently.His argument that no one, however wise, can bear real pain calmly, so patience is easy only for those who are not suffering.
Yet bend not all the harm upon yourself. Make those that do offend you suffer, too.The advice that turns his grief outward: stop taking all the blame and hurt upon himself and make the guilty suffer.
You have killed a sweet lady, and her death shall fall heavy on you.Benedick's charge to Claudio: he has caused an innocent woman's death and will have to answer for it.
You are a villain. I jest not.The challenge in plain words: Benedick names Claudio a villain and makes clear he is completely serious.
I'll whip you from your foining fence, yea, as I am a gentleman, I will.Leonato's threat to beat Claudio out of his thrusting swordplay, sworn as a gentleman's promise.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Leonato turn against Don Pedro and Claudio?
He believes the charge against Hero was a lie, and his grief for her death becomes anger at the men who shamed her in public. He wants them to answer for it.
Why does Leonato refuse to be comforted?
He argues that comfort comes easily to people who do not feel the pain, and that no one stays patient once suffering is real. He says he is only flesh and blood.
What does Benedick do when he arrives?
He challenges Claudio on the spot, calls him a villain, and warns that Hero's death will weigh on him. He also ends his friendship with Don Pedro.
Who has fled Messina?
Don John, Don Pedro's brother. Benedick reports that the bastard has run away, which hints that the plot against Hero is coming apart.
What happens after Benedick's challenge?
Claudio and Don Pedro note that Benedick is in earnest and has challenged Claudio. The scene closes with the quarrel unresolved and a duel expected.
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