scheduled to happen then
The trial is set down for just three days.National Theatre Live: Prima Facie · 2022 — 第 15 / 22 章 · 2'46" · C1
Tessa Is the One on Trial, Explained：psyche myself up
Only she will give evidence across three days, while Julian pleads not guilty and will not be cross-examined. He asks people she knows for letters of support and convinces them she is lying. "I am the one on trial" is the real complaint: he can sit there in silence, and she must relive it in front of everyone.
あらすじ
Tessa waits to be called in. The trial is set down for three days and only she gives evidence, while Julian pleads not guilty. He has people she knows write letters of support and has convinced them she is a liar. Her mother asks if four women on the jury is good. She reads that Mia is doing Shakespeare, psyches herself up, and a police officer calls her in.
注目の表現
giving evidenceletters of supporthe is the victimwhat it is to be
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このシーンの表現
psyche myself up
to brace yourself on purpose
The repeated I shows psyche myself up as a brace, not a cheer.
Let me psyche myself up before I open that invoice.
このシーンの他の表現
- giving evidence
speaking in court as a witness
- letters of support
statements written to back someone
- he is the victim
he casts himself as the injured one
- what it is to be
to know that state from inside
- just as bad at
equally poor at a task
このシーンのメモ一覧
46 行のセリフに 33 件のメモ
speaking in court as a witness
She uses giving evidence to fix who must speak: only her, not Julian.
It's only me giving evidence, not Julian.formally denying the charge
Today, Julian is pleading not guilty.Do not stop between must and know; let the t stay light.
I mean, I know he must know. He's not stupid.statements written to back someone
Letters of support are how people she knows get recruited to call her a liar.
He's just convinced himself and all the people he asked to write letters of support for him, people I know.relative clause: The missing that defines those people as the ones he asked.
He's just convinced himself and all the people he asked to write letters of support for him, people I know.acting in order to ruin him
He's convinced himself and them that I'm a liar and I am doing this to destroy him.talked himself into believing it
He has convinced himself that he is the victim.go through the whole thing again
While me, I'm forced to say the words, relive it all in front of everyone.contrast fronting: While me puts her side first, against what he gets to avoid.
While me, I'm forced to say the words, relive it all in front of everyone.not questioned by the other side
Why? How can he sit there and not be cross-examined?the person being judged Legally he is the accused; she says the seat is hers.
He did this to me. I am the one on trial.Press the stress onto one, then ease through trial.
He did this to me. I am the one on trial.unable to stop the thought
I can't help thinking she knows what it is to be violated somehow.to know that state from inside
What it is to be carries a guess about her mother that she refuses to check.
I can't help thinking she knows what it is to be violated somehow.nominal clause: The whole what-clause is the experience she thinks her mother may know.
I can't help thinking she knows what it is to be violated somehow.my mum, said casually — Casual British speech; leave it out of writing and formal introductions.
'Is that good?' me mum asks.equally poor at a task
Just as bad at answers her mother's hope that more women on the jury would help.
I mean, women can be just as bad at believing other women.Keep can and be soft so bad takes the weight.
I mean, women can be just as bad at believing other women.a nudge after a question — A casual prod after a question; leave it out of speeches.
Why is that, eh?the toilet — Informal British for the toilet; skip it in formal speech.
Me mum goes off to find the loo.performing that play Doing means performing the play, not making it.
She's doing Shakespeare.publicly on Tessa's side Team means allegiance, not a sports squad.
I feel stronger. Mia is on team Tessa.the prosecution's opening speech
Once he gives the prosecution opening address, I will be called in as the first witness.time clause: She is called in only after that opening address is given.
Once he gives the prosecution opening address, I will be called in as the first witness.settled while others do the talking The point is his ease at staying silent, not the chair.
I mean, sitting back knowing he will not have to say a word.participle clause: Knowing adds that he can listen without ever speaking.
I mean, sitting back knowing he will not have to say a word.to brace yourself on purpose
The repeated I shows psyche myself up as a brace, not a cheer.
I... I psyche myself up for what's to come.two messages mixed in one look
It's a perfect blend of 'I am a... 'I am a strong woman!Run not into a, with only a light t between.
'I am not ashamed and I am not a slut.'a sexual slur — Quote it only to name the insult, never to attack someone.
'I am not ashamed and I am not a slut.'summoning you to enter Not a phone call; the court is calling her in.
'They're calling for you now, Tessa.'a brief squeeze of support
but before she leaves, she turns at the door, squeezes my upper arm like a friend...「Tessa Is the One on Trial」を読み解く
What's really going on
Three days, one witness. Julian pleads not guilty, "won't admit what he did," and can sit there without being cross-examined, "knowing he will not have to say a word." She is "forced to say the words" and to "relive it all." He asks people she knows for letters of support, then convinces himself and them that she is a liar. A later line, not those letters, says he believes she is doing this to destroy him and that "he is the victim." Her mother asks if four women on the jury is good. She will not grant that comfort: "women can be just as bad at believing other women." She thinks her mother may know "what it is to be violated" and says "I will never ask." The morning text only says "She's doing Shakespeare." "On a cruise ship?" is her own question. The next line is "Mia is on team Tessa." She psyches herself up, then the officer calls her in.
Theme
JusticeOnly she gives evidence while he pleads not guilty and will not be cross-examined, so she calls herself the one on trial.
LiesHe convinces people she knows, through letters of support, that she is a liar and that he is the victim.
発音のポイント
- must know — Do not stop between must and know; let the t stay light.
- the one — Press the stress onto one, then ease through trial.
- can be — Keep can and be soft so bad takes the weight.
- not a — Run not into a, with only a light t between.
He won't admit what he did, but I know he knows.She believes he understands what he did and still refuses to admit it in a trial where he pleads not guilty.
He has convinced himself that he is the victim.After gathering letters of support, he settles on a story where the harm falls on him, not on her.
He did this to me. I am the one on trial.She names the reversal: he did it, yet she is the person who must speak and be judged.
I mean, women can be just as bad at believing other women.Asked whether four women on the jury helps, she says women can fail to believe women just as badly as anyone else.
'I am not ashamed and I am not a slut.'The outfit from her lawyer's wardrobe has to signal both strength and that she refuses the sexual shame of that word.
このシーンについての質問
Why does she say she is the one on trial?
Only she is giving evidence, not Julian. He pleads not guilty and can sit there without being cross-examined, knowing he will not have to say a word. She has to relive it in front of everyone. The line is "He did this to me. I am the one on trial."
Why does he want letters of support?
He asks people she knows to write letters of support for him, and he convinces himself and them that she is a liar. "I am doing this to destroy him" is the motive he assigns to her, not the job those letters are doing.
Does she think four women on the jury will help?
Her mother asks if four is good. She says she does not know, because "women can be just as bad at believing other women."
Is Mia performing Shakespeare on a cruise ship?
The morning text says "She's doing Shakespeare." The next line, "On a cruise ship?", is the speaker's own question. After that she says "Mia is on team Tessa" and feels stronger.
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第 9 章her word against hisJenna's Word on Trial
第 10 章justify the costTessa's Date Ends in Vomit
第 11 章legal truthTessa Asks for the Police Station
第 12 章no armourTessa Enters Court Without Armour
第 13 章get someone offsideTessa's Police Interview
第 14 章in the hands ofTessa Agrees to Testify
再生中 · 第 15 章psyche myself upTessa Is the One on Trial
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第 17 章put it down toTessa Runs into Julian
第 18 章cross-examining myselfCross-Examining Herself in Court
第 19 章in the darkWitness Faces the Cross-Examination
第 20 章fall for itTessa Remembers on the Stand
第 21 章news to meTessa Loses Faith in the Law
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