controlled by others, not you
She names the police, the CPS and the court as the ones now holding her life.
No, my life is in the hands of the police, the CPS, the court system.National Theatre Live: Prima Facie · 2022 — 第 14 / 22 章 · 3'22" · C1
Tessa Agrees to Testify, Explained：in the hands of
Tessa's life sits with the police, the CPS and the court, and one line admits she has no control. Privacy, family and friends are "so much at stake," yet she still answers "Yes, I will give evidence in court." Under the fear is the girl who fought to be seen, and the worry that doing nothing would lose her.
あらすじ
A woman says her life is in the hands of the police, the CPS and the court. Privacy, family and friends are at stake, and she is scared, yet she agrees to give evidence. Her mother arrives with a straw bag and a jam sandwich. She berates herself, then her mother wraps her in a gruff hug: even if they get away with it, they must not ruin Tessa.
注目の表現
in the hands ofat stakemake itgive evidence
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このシーンの表現
in the hands of
controlled by others, not you
She names the police, the CPS and the court as the ones now holding her life.
The final edit is in the hands of the client, not our team.
このシーンの他の表現
- at stake
at risk of being lost
- make it
survive or succeed here
- give evidence
testify in a legal case
- fucked
had sex, said crudely
- pro bono
unpaid work for the public
このシーンのメモ一覧
47 行のセリフに 27 件のメモ
Keep of the light so the beat lands on police.
No, my life is in the hands of the police, the CPS, the court system.at risk of being lost
Privacy, family and friends are listed as what this case could take from her.
So much at stake – my privacy, my family, my friends.did the same thing repeatedly
But there is this person inside of me, that girl who fought and fought to be seen.relative clause: Who attaches the fight to be seen onto girl, naming which person.
But there is this person inside of me, that girl who fought and fought to be seen.Put the weight on the first fought and ease off the second.
But there is this person inside of me, that girl who fought and fought to be seen.survive or succeed here
The question after the left-right look is who in that circle will fall.
Look to your left, look to your right, who won't make it?testify in a legal case
Two yeses push a frightened self into a promise to speak in court.
'Yes. Yes, I will give evidence in court.'had sex, said crudely — Use it only in cruel private self-talk, never in a statement.
'You fucked a guy on a sofa in work.'at work, in casual British — Casual British English for at the workplace; keep it out of formal writing.
'You fucked a guy on a sofa in work.'while it is all still happening
'In the middle of it all, you just froze. What is wrong with you?did that harm to you that means the assault, not another act
'You let him sleep in your bed after he'd done that to you, 'while you cried in the shower?past perfect: Had done places the harm before she let him stay the night.
'You let him sleep in your bed after he'd done that to you, 'while you cried in the shower?unpaid work for the public
She stacks his unpaid public work, then asks what she is doing to him.
'Julian, he is a good barrister, he does lots of pro bono work, 'what are you doing to him?was agreeing at the time
'What if he really thought you were consenting?'the statute states this
'The law says... It says you cannot do this to a woman.pin someone so they cannot rise
'You can't hold her down, keep her trapped while you...hold someone so they stay stuck
'You can't hold her down, keep her trapped while you...claim afterwards that both agreed
'You can't rape and then pretend it was consensual, can you, Mum?'cannot physically bear it
Me stomach can't take it, but she looks so worried.tired dark circles under the eyes
Deep bags under her eyes.a rough, tight embrace
..and she completely engulfs me in this gruff hug.crush someone's spirits
Someone in the hug orders her not to let those people flatten her.
'Be your strong self! Don't let the bastards get you down!Leave you weak between get and down instead of a full pronoun.
'Be your strong self! Don't let the bastards get you down!people you despise — Fine when cheering a friend roughly; skip it in formal comfort.
'Be your strong self! Don't let the bastards get you down!escape punishment for it
The line admits they might never be punished, then moves to protect her.
'Even if they get away with it, you don't let them ruin our Tessa.'concessive clause: Even if admits they may escape, and the main clause still protects her.
'Even if they get away with it, you don't let them ruin our Tessa.'「Tessa Agrees to Testify」を読み解く
What's really going on
On the surface a woman has agreed to testify, and her mother shows up with a straw bag and a strawberry jam sandwich. Under that sits a fight over who owns what happened. She has already put her life with the police, the CPS and the court: "I have no control." Privacy, family and friends are "so much at stake." The reason she still says yes is "that girl who fought and fought to be seen." Do nothing, and she thinks she could lose her. Then she turns on herself. She calls it her fault that she froze, and she builds Julian up as "a good barrister" who "does lots of pro bono work," so she can keep blaming herself. Her mother does not debate him. The hug is gruff, and the line is narrow: "Even if they get away with it, you don't let them ruin our Tessa."
Theme
CourageShe is scared and has no control, yet she says she will give evidence because the girl who fought to be seen might otherwise be lost.
GuiltShe calls herself pathetic for freezing, then holds up Julian's pro bono work so the blame stays on her.
発音のポイント
- of the police — Keep of the light so the beat lands on police.
- fought and fought — Put the weight on the first fought and ease off the second.
- get you down — Leave you weak between get and down instead of a full pronoun.
But there is this person inside of me, that girl who fought and fought to be seen.She names the person inside her who kept fighting to be seen, the one she is afraid to lose if she does nothing.
Look to your left, look to your right, who won't make it?She asks who will fail to last. Here it is the test she sets beside the girl who fought to be seen, just before she agrees to speak.
'You can't rape and then pretend it was consensual, can you, Mum?'She puts the legal line to her mother: you cannot force a woman and afterwards call it consent.
'Be your strong self! Don't let the bastards get you down!In the hug, someone tells her to stay the strong version of herself and not let those people crush her nerve.
'Even if they get away with it, you don't let them ruin our Tessa.'The same voice allows that they may escape punishment, and still draws a line: they do not get to destroy Tessa.
このシーンについての質問
Why does she agree to give evidence when she is scared?
She says privacy, family and friends are at stake and "I am scared," but there is "that girl who fought and fought to be seen." If she does nothing, she thinks she could lose her. What she then says is "Yes, I will give evidence in court."
Why does she mention Julian's pro bono work while attacking herself?
The speech is labelled "Berating myself." She calls him "a good barrister" who "does lots of pro bono work," then asks "what are you doing to him?" The unpaid work adds weight to "good," so the blame stays on her.
What is she afraid of losing if she does nothing?
Not the case file. She says if she does nothing, "I think I could lose her," and "her" is "that girl who fought and fought to be seen."
Why does the hug mention them getting away with it?
The hug has just told her "Be your strong self" and not to let them get her down. The next line is "Even if they get away with it, you don't let them ruin our Tessa." It does not promise they will be punished. It draws a line around Tessa herself.
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第 7 章burn the midnight oilAfter Hours in Chambers
第 8 章get under their skinTessa Baiting the Sergeant
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
再生中 · 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
第 22 章litmus testWitness Calls Out the Rape Law第 14 / 22 章 · 残り約 26 分