shield other women from him
'I'm just doing this to protect other women from this man.'National Theatre Live: Prima Facie · 2022 — 第 9 / 22 章 · 2'33" · C1
Jenna's Word on Trial, Explained：her word against his
Jenna says she is just doing this to protect other women. The reply is that memory fails, so "their word, it has to be tested" when freedom is at stake. The questions count the gin, the vodka and the wine, and land on one point: she was not saying no.
あらすじ
In court, Jenna's line is quoted: she is doing this to protect other women from this man. She loses. The speaker remembers her composed through the evidence and folding in two afterwards, plus the thought that he might have done it. The job described here is only to point out holes in the Crown's story, before a cross-examination counts the drinks and asks whether she was saying no.
注目の表現
fold in twoShitpoint out holesat stake
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このシーンの表現
her word against his
one account versus another
The question of intent is answered by calling it her word against his, so only her version needs testing.
With no camera, it's her word against his, so the notes matter.
このシーンの他の表現
- fold in two
collapse, as if bent double
- Shit
a sharp swear of dismay
- point out holes
show the gaps in an account
- at stake
at risk of being lost
- would you agree with me
a polite push to concede
このシーンのメモ一覧
37 行のセリフに 31 件のメモ
schooled into one way of thinking
It is just... I am trained to think differently.for the whole of her testimony Evidence here is her testimony, not a physical exhibit.
She was so composed throughout all her evidence, but afterwards, I saw her fold in two.collapse, as if bent double
Someone remembers Jenna holding steady through her evidence, then folding once the hearing is over.
She was so composed throughout all her evidence, but afterwards, I saw her fold in two.sharp dismay at oneself — Blurted in private shock; keep it out of court and out of writing.
I got him off. Shit!got him acquitted — Lawyer slang for an acquittal; not for a formal ruling, and not to her face.
I got him off. Shit!show the gaps in an account
Right after the fear that he might have done it, the job shrinks to pointing out holes in the prosecution account.
My job is just to point out holes in the Crown's story.the prosecution's version of events Crown means the prosecution, not royalty.
My job is just to point out holes in the Crown's story.the truth people believe they hold
Because, you know, I mean, we all think we know the absolute truth of our lives,Keep you know and I mean light so absolute truth can take the weight.
Because, you know, I mean, we all think we know the absolute truth of our lives,relative clause: we wore limits which dress: the one from the party, with that left out.
but how many times have we sworn the dress we wore to a party was red,In quick speech of a sticks together; don't pause after of.
and then seen a photo of a blue dress?liberty that could be lost Stake here is what can be lost, not a wooden post.
And their word, it has to be tested, especially if someone's freedom is at stake.whether the harm was deliberate
Did he intend to cause harm?one account versus another
The question of intent is answered by calling it her word against his, so only her version needs testing.
Her word against his – I test her word, her version of the story in court.the account as she told it Story means her account, not fiction.
Her word against his – I test her word, her version of the story in court.cleft sentence: The cleft names the jury as the people who carry the decision, not the speaker.
And it's the jury who take the responsibility.Stress both Not and me; let the earlier clause stay flat.
I don't make the decision. Not me.push her to accept my wording It asks for a concession, not a real opinion.
'But would you agree with me that you had three glasses of gin and tonic,you asked the accused to come home Back means back to the home, not back in time.
'And then you invited my client back to your home, 'were you both consumed more alcohol?the night gone hazy in memory Blurry describes memory, not a picture out of focus.
'And while you were intoxicated, 'you agree that the events of that evening were a bit blurry, as you stated?bound by what you already said
'And while you were intoxicated, 'you agree that the events of that evening were a bit blurry, as you stated?speak an actual refusal
'So, when you took off your clothing, you were not saying no, were you?tag question: The tag expects her to agree she never refused; it is pressure, not curiosity.
'So, when you took off your clothing, you were not saying no, were you?at no point along the way Stage means a point in the evening, not a platform.
'And if, in your mind, you had perhaps reconsidered, 'you didn't manage to say this at any stage?parenthetical hedge: The aside shrinks any change of mind to a private thought she never spoke.
'And if, in your mind, you had perhaps reconsidered, 'you didn't manage to say this at any stage?The final t in didn't is often slipped past; keep the negation.
'And if, in your mind, you had perhaps reconsidered, 'you didn't manage to say this at any stage?not before that later moment
'And I suggest to you that it wasn't until your sister asked about the eveningnot-until cleft: Not until pins the first telling to the sister's question and rules out an earlier one.
'And I suggest to you that it wasn't until your sister asked about the eveningnaming it a sexual assault
'a few nights later that you first indicated 'it might be sexual assault?claim to clarify that night Literally to illuminate; here, a claim that the questions clarify that night.
'You understand my role is to ask questions 'that can shed some light on the evening.'「Jenna's Word on Trial」を読み解く
What's really going on
Jenna is admired: she is "just doing this to protect other women from this man." She stays "composed throughout all her evidence," and afterwards folds in two. "What if he did it?" is asked and pushed aside, because "My job is just to point out holes in the Crown's story." A dress remembered red and photographed blue, and keys left in the wrong place, stand as proof that people are fallible, so their word "has to be tested" when "freedom is at stake." "Her word against his" is the method, and the jury will "take the responsibility." She is asked to agree the gin, the vodka and the wine, that the night was "a bit blurry," and that she was "not saying no." If she reconsidered, she "didn't manage to say this at any stage." It is suggested that "sexual assault" came up only after her sister asked. The apology, "if I've caused you any distress," claims only to "shed some light." What is left is "She hates me."
Theme
JusticeHer account is set against his and tested in court, with freedom at stake, while the jury, not the questioner, is told to decide.
GuiltAfter getting him off, the doubt "What if he did it?" appears and is pushed aside as something a defence lawyer must not think.
発音のポイント
- you know, I mean — Keep you know and I mean light so absolute truth can take the weight.
- photo of a — In quick speech of a sticks together; don't pause after of.
- Not me — Stress both Not and me; let the earlier clause stay flat.
- didn't manage — The final t in didn't is often slipped past; keep the negation.
'I'm just doing this to protect other women from this man.'Jenna's stated reason for testifying: to stop this man from hurting other women. It shakes the speaker, who still insists on thinking like a defence lawyer.
She was so composed throughout all her evidence, but afterwards, I saw her fold in two.She held together for the whole of her evidence, and the collapse showed only afterwards. Staying composed on the stand is not the same as being unhurt.
I got him off. Shit!The accused walked free because this defence worked. The swear is the crack in that professional calm, and the next line refuses to follow the doubt.
My job is just to point out holes in the Crown's story.The job, as stated here, is not to establish what happened. It is only to find the gaps in the prosecution's account, the Crown's story.
And their word, it has to be tested, especially if someone's freedom is at stake.A red dress can be misremembered as blue, and keys can be left in the wrong place, so a person's word cannot simply be trusted. The test is stricter because liberty is on the line.
'So, when you took off your clothing, you were not saying no, were you?Removing her own clothes is turned into the absence of a refusal. The question treats that missing no as the fact that matters.
このシーンについての質問
Why is "What if he did it?" pushed aside?
It surfaces just after Jenna loses and folds in two. The following line is "I can't think like that." The prosecutor is told they should have done a better job, and the defence role is narrowed to pointing out holes in the Crown's story.
Who is supposed to decide the case?
Not the person asking the questions. "I don't make the decision. Not me." The lines give that burden to the jury, who "take the responsibility." The stated role is to test her version and "shed some light on the evening."
Why mention a red dress and a set of keys?
They are ordinary examples of memory going wrong. People swear the dress at a party was red and later see a photo of a blue dress, or swear the keys were put here and find them there. "People are fallible," so their word "has to be tested" when someone's freedom is at stake.
What is the cross-examination pressing Jenna to accept?
A chain of admissions: three gin and tonics, two vodka limes, two or three wines, at least standard bar size; that she invited the client home and both drank more; that she may have been intoxicated and the night was "a bit blurry"; that she was "not saying no"; and that "sexual assault" came up only after her sister asked.
Why apologise for causing distress?
The apology closes the questions: "I am sorry if I've caused you any distress." It does not take any question back. It is explained as the role of asking things that "shed some light on the evening." The next line is "She hates me."
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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
第 15 章psyche myself upTessa Is the One on Trial
第 16 章go through with thisUp to the Witness Stand
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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