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This is the air.Twelfth Night · 2012 — 第 22 / 25 章 · 3'33" · C2
Olivia Proposes to the Wrong Twin, Explained：make an ass of me
Sebastian wakes from a string of impossible events and decides he is not mad: "And though 'tis wonder that enwraps me thus, yet 'tis not madness." Olivia arrives and asks him to marry her in secret. Then the clown Feste turns up to tease and beg, arguing that friends flatter you while enemies tell the truth.
あらすじ
Sebastian, dazed by his run of luck, insists he is not mad and wishes Antonio were there to advise him. Olivia arrives, asks him to promise his love before a priest, and arranges a secret marriage, which he accepts. The clown Feste then appears, joking that he does better with enemies than friends, and coaxes a second coin out of him.
注目の表現
make an ass of meput your grace in your pockettrappingsthe better for my foes
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このシーンの表現
make an ass of me
to make a fool of someone
Feste says his friends flatter him until he plays the fool for them.
One bad joke can make an ass of me in front of a client.
このシーンの他の表現
- put your grace in your pocket
to set your scruples aside
- trappings
showy attachments or gear
- the better for my foes
improved by one's enemies
- do me golden service
to be of great help
- deceivable
deceptive, misleading
このシーンのメモ一覧
65 行のセリフに 31 件のメモ
this is not X
And though 'tis wonder that enwraps me thus, yet 'tis not madness.concessive clause: Though pairs with yet to set up the contrast between wonder and madness.
And though 'tis wonder that enwraps me thus, yet 'tis not madness.to be of great help
Needing Antonio's advice, Sebastian says it would be worth gold to him now.
His counsel now might do me golden service.to argue against something
For though my soul disputes well with my sense that this may be some error, but no madness.a rush or flood of something
Yet doth this accident and flood of fortune so far exceed all instance, all discourse,inversion: Yet triggers an inverted main verb, adding weight to the comparison.
Yet doth this accident and flood of fortune so far exceed all instance, all discourse,to doubt what one sees
that I am ready to distrust my eyes and wrangle with my reason that persuades me to any other trust but that I am mad.to argue or quarrel with
that I am ready to distrust my eyes and wrangle with my reason that persuades me to any other trust but that I am mad.relative clause: The clause after reason spells out what his reason keeps urging him to believe.
that I am ready to distrust my eyes and wrangle with my reason that persuades me to any other trust but that I am mad.to rule or influence a household
she could not sway her house, command her followers,there is something odd about it
There's something in't that is deceivable.this X belonging to me
Blame not this haste of mine.to intend well
If... if you mean well, now go with me and with this holy man into the chantry by.a complete guarantee of something
plight me the full assurance of your faithto live without worry
that my most jealous and too doubtful soul may live in peace.embedded clause: The real content of come to note is postponed as an embedded clause.
Once you are willing, it shall come to note what time we will our celebration keep according to my birth.to go first and guide
Then lead the way, good father.as a favour to me
Now, as thou lovest me, let me see his letter.in return, as repayment
This is to give a dog and in recompense desire my dog again.improved by one's enemies
Feste drops this paradox to hook Sebastian into his whole argument about enemies and friends.
Truly, sir, the better for my foes and the worse for my friends.Run for my together as fer-my without a pause.
Truly, sir, the better for my foes and the worse for my friends.an old oath meaning indeed — An Elizabethan oath; today it survives only in period drama.
Marry, sir.to make a fool of someone
Feste says his friends flatter him until he plays the fool for them.
They praise me and make an ass of me.to gain from something
So that by my foes, sir, I profit in the knowledge of myself.truly, I swear
By my troth sir, no.truth, one's pledged word — An archaic pledge word; not used in everyday speech now.
By my troth sir, no.deceitful dealing
But that it would be double dealing, sir, I would that you could make it another.to set your scruples aside
Feste urges Sebastian to pocket his scruples and take a second coin.
Put your grace in your pocket, sir, for this once.The your in in your pocket is often reduced almost to nothing.
Put your grace in your pocket, sir, for this once.human nature, the body
And let your flesh and blood obey it.「Olivia Proposes to the Wrong Twin」を読み解く
What's really going on
Sebastian's speech is the mirror image of Viola's: a twin who cannot trust his senses yet refuses to call the truth madness. He looks for Antonio's advice, watches Olivia act with perfect command of her household, and decides 'there's something in't that is deceivable.' Olivia, meanwhile, reads his dazed agreement as the consent she has been begging for, and rushes him toward a secret wedding. The scene's comedy then arrives in Feste, who argues with perfect logic that he is 'the better for my foes and the worse for my friends' — flattery makes him a fool, honesty teaches him. Asked to put his conscience aside and hand over a second coin, he has the last joke: the man who would not be 'a double dealer' takes the money anyway.
Theme
IdentitySebastian is mistaken for Cesario, so Olivia's proposal lands on the wrong twin and he accepts in wonder.
DeceptionFeste jokes that friends flatter and enemies tell truth, while himself coaxing money by flattery.
このチャプターで学べること
- 'Tis is a clipped it is, common in older verse.
- A paradox can hook a listener better than a plain claim.
- 'Trappings' means showy attachments, not true substance.
- Feste treats flattery as a form of harm.
発音のポイント
- This is the — Link This is as thi-siz and weaken the to thuh.
- better for my — Run for my together as fer-my without a pause.
- in your pocket — The your in in your pocket is often reduced almost to nothing.
And though 'tis wonder that enwraps me thus, yet 'tis not madness.Sebastian admits the situation is astonishing but insists he is not insane; the wonder is real.
Truly, sir, the better for my foes and the worse for my friends.Feste's paradox: enemies' frankness does him good, while friends' flattery makes him worse.
Put your grace in your pocket, sir, for this once.Feste's cheeky advice to set conscience aside just this once — and pay him again.
This pearl she gave me, I do feel it and see it.Sebastian's proof that Olivia's gift is real: he can touch and see it, so the experience isn't a dream.
This is to give a dog and in recompense desire my dog again.A proverb for a pointless exchange: giving something away and then demanding it back.
このシーンについての質問
Who does Olivia actually propose to?
She thinks she is speaking to Cesario, but it is Sebastian, Viola's twin. He is bewildered but accepts, and they agree to marry secretly before a priest.
Why does Sebastian say he is not mad?
Because the events are unbelievable yet real: the pearl is in his hand, and Olivia behaves with calm authority. He calls it wonder, not madness.
What does 'make an ass of me' mean?
It means to make a fool of someone. Feste says his friends praise him and thereby 'make an ass of me,' while his enemies tell him the truth.
What trick does Feste play for money?
He pretends his frankness makes him the worse for friends, then asks Sebastian to set aside his conscience 'for this once' and give a second coin — which he does.
Why does Feste prefer his enemies?
He says enemies tell him plainly that he is an ass, which helps him know himself, while friends only flatter him into foolishness.
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第 2 章word for wordViola Disguises Herself as a Man
第 3 章cut a caperSir Andrew Boasts About Dancing
第 4 章wear not motley in my brainFeste Proves Olivia a Fool
第 5 章fortified against any denialCesario Arrives to Woo Olivia
第 6 章the dead of nightOlivia Refuses the Duke's Suit
第 7 章could not butSebastian's Story and Olivia's Ring
第 8 章make the welkin danceFeste Sings for a Drunken Party
第 9 章cakes and aleMalvolio Scolds Sir Toby's Party
第 10 章sweet pangsOrsino Muses on Love
第 11 章prove much in our vowsViola Argues Women Love as Deeply
第 12 章the woodcock near the ginMalvolio Dreams of Marrying Olivia
第 13 章have greatness thrust upon themMalvolio Reads Maria's Letter
第 14 章a corrupter of wordsFeste Spars With Viola About Words
第 15 章I am not what I amOlivia Confesses to Cesario
第 16 章laugh yourself into stitchesMaria's Crew Goes to Watch Malvolio
第 17 章midsummer madnessMalvolio Appears in Yellow Stockings
第 18 章improbable fictionSir Andrew's Challenge Is Read Aloud
第 19 章a pox on'tToby Scares Andrew About the Duel
第 20 章prove trueAntonio Is Arrested, Viola Hopes
第 21 章be well rid ofFeste Torments Malvolio in the Dark
再生中 · 第 22 章make an ass of meOlivia Proposes to the Wrong Twin
第 23 章ripe in mischiefOlivia Mistakes Sebastian for Cesario
第 24 章happy wreckViola and Sebastian Are Revealed
第 25 章whirligig of timeMalvolio Swears Revenge on Everyone第 22 / 25 章 · 残り約 9 分