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I do much wonderMuch Ado About Nothing · 1993 — 第 10 / 24 章 · 2'51" · C1
Benedick Mocks Men in Love, Explained：make an oyster of someone
Benedick cannot believe what love has done to Claudio, who once mocked lovers himself. Now Claudio loses sleep over a new doublet and talks 'a very fantastical banquet.' Benedick swears he will not be made a fool, then hides to eavesdrop on the Prince.
あらすじ
Benedick delivers a long complaint about how love transforms men, using Claudio as his example. The man who once jeered at lovers now loses sleep over clothes and speaks in fancy language. Benedick insists love will never make such a fool of him, then hides as Don Pedro and his friends approach.
注目の表現
the argument of his own scornturn orthographya very fantastical banquetmake an oyster of someone
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このシーンの表現
make an oyster of someone
turn someone into an oyster
Benedick vows love will never make him a fool unless it first turns him into an oyster.
You will never make an oyster of me, so stop asking.
このシーンの他の表現
- the argument of his own scorn
the butt of his own joke
- turn orthography
become fussy about words
- a very fantastical banquet
a spread of showy nonsense
- come in my grace
win my favour
- I will not be sworn
I will not swear to it
このシーンのメモ一覧
28 行のセリフに 23 件のメモ
devote oneself to love
that one man, seeing how much another man is a fool when he dedicates his behaviours to love, will, after he hath laughed at such shallow follies in others,participle phrase: The seeing phrase is a participial aside meaning as he watches, not the main verb.
that one man, seeing how much another man is a fool when he dedicates his behaviours to love, will, after he hath laughed at such shallow follies in others,fall in love
become the argument of his own scorn by falling in love.someone is exactly that kind
And such a man is Claudio.ten miles on foot
He would have walked ten mile afoot to see a good armour, now will he lie ten nights awake,lie awake for nights
He would have walked ten mile afoot to see a good armour, now will he lie ten nights awake,the style of something
carving the fashion of a new doublet.speak bluntly
He was wont to speak plain like an honest man and a soldier, now is he turned orthography.The k in speak slides into plain so the two words link.
He was wont to speak plain like an honest man and a soldier, now is he turned orthography.accustomed to — An old word meaning accustomed to; now rare.
He was wont to speak plain like an honest man and a soldier, now is he turned orthography.see with one's own eyes
Well, may I be so converted and see with these eyes? I cannot tell. I think not.make someone that foolish
but till he hath made an oyster of me, he shall never make me such a fool.I am still unaffected
One woman is fair, yet I am well.Run yet I am together, with am reduced to a soft sound.
One woman is fair, yet I am well.win my favour
Benedick says no woman wins his favour unless every virtue meets in her, playing on grace in both halves.
but till all graces be in one woman, one woman shall not come in my grace.archaic subjunctive: The till clause uses be instead of are, an old subjunctive for a supposed condition.
but till all graces be in one woman, one woman shall not come in my grace.never bargain for her
Virtuous, or I'll never cheapen her.bargain for — An old market word, also used of lowering someone's worth.
Virtuous, or I'll never cheapen her.a scornful huff — A scornful sound, disrespectful in formal talk.
Huh!drag souls out of
Is it not strange that sheep's guts should hale souls out of men's bodies?subject clause: The that clause is the real subject, with should adding surprise.
Is it not strange that sheep's guts should hale souls out of men's bodies?Link souls out of so it runs like one long word.
Is it not strange that sheep's guts should hale souls out of men's bodies?「Benedick Mocks Men in Love」を読み解く
What's really going on
The soliloquy is Benedick writing his own comedy about Claudio, but every joke points back at him. He notices that a man can laugh at love in others and then 'become the argument of his own scorn by falling in love,' and he knows he could be next, admitting that 'love may transform me to an oyster' before he swears it never will. That refusal is what the scene is really about: Benedick defines himself as the one man not to be changed, and lists impossible requirements for a woman just to make the position sound reasonable. The overhearing plot works because his own words set the trap — he is so busy proving he cannot be caught that he walks straight into hiding and the friends who will lie to him. His last admiring line about the music, that 'sheep's guts should hale souls out of men's bodies,' shows how easily charm gets around his defences.
Theme
RomanceBenedick measures how love has changed Claudio and swears the same will never happen to him.
PrideHis refusal to be a lover is built on pride, and that pride is exactly what the coming trick will attack.
このチャプターで学べること
- The argument of his own scorn sums up a self-own.
- Turning orthography means fussing over words.
- The oyster vow uses an absurd condition to say never.
- Grace returns twice: virtues first, favour last.
発音のポイント
- speak plain — The k in speak slides into plain so the two words link.
- yet I am — Run yet I am together, with am reduced to a soft sound.
- souls out of — Link souls out of so it runs like one long word.
become the argument of his own scorn by falling in love.Benedick's point: a man who mocked love ends up as the very thing he laughed at, the target of his own joke.
He was wont to speak plain like an honest man and a soldier, now is he turned orthography.Claudio used to talk bluntly like a soldier; now he is fussy and bookish about words.
His words are a very fantastical banquet, just so many strange dishes.His speech is like an elaborate, silly feast, full of odd and over-decorated dishes.
but till he hath made an oyster of me, he shall never make me such a fool.Benedick's boast: love may yet turn him into something weak and soft, but it will never make him that kind of fool.
but till all graces be in one woman, one woman shall not come in my grace.His impossible standard: unless every good quality meets in one woman, no woman will win his approval.
Is it not strange that sheep's guts should hale souls out of men's bodies?His wonder at the music: that strings made from sheep's innards can pull a man's soul right out of him.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Benedick talk about Claudio?
Claudio was once as scornful of love as Benedick is. Now Claudio is lovesick and fussy about his clothes, and Benedick uses him as proof that love turns men into fools.
Does Benedick believe he will fall in love?
He insists he will not, but he also admits love may still turn him into an oyster. His confidence is loud enough to be a joke in itself.
Why does Benedick hide?
He hides so he can listen to Don Pedro and the others without being seen. It is the first step of the trick they are about to play on him.
What are the qualities Benedick wants in a woman?
Rich, wise, virtuous, fair, and mild, with hair of whatever colour God pleases. The list is so demanding that no woman could satisfy it.
Why does Benedick mention the music?
He is struck by how much the song moves the listener, asking how sheep's guts can draw a man's soul out of his body.
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