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The Crucible · 2014 — 第 11 / 29 章 · 4'04" · B1

Mary Warren Defies John Proctor, Explained：hard as rock

Mary Warren comes home from the trials full of her own importance, calling herself "an official of the court" and saying the hangings are "God's work." Proctor orders her to stay away; she refuses, and for the first time answers him back with a threat of her own.

あらすじ

At the Proctor house, Mary Warren returns from the Salem trials and announces she is now an official of the court, gone every day on God's work. When Proctor forbids her to go back and threatens to whip her, she refuses to obey, insisting she is eighteen and a woman.

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このシーンの表現

mumble

to speak unclearly

Mary reports that Osburn mumbled at her, and Proctor shrugs that a hungry woman would.

He mumbled an apology and left.

このシーンの他の表現

  • mark this

    pay attention to this

  • commandments

    the biblical commandments

  • pregnant

    expecting a baby

  • official you

    to make a mock official of you

  • sarcastic

    mocking and cutting

このシーンのメモ一覧

48 行のセリフに 28 件のメモ

文法 · B2it were my voice

dialect were: Singular it takes were in dialect, where standard English says was.

a screaming voice, and it were my voice
表現 · B1all at once

suddenly, all together

- and all at once I remembered everything she Why? What did she do to you?
表現 · B2come to this

reach this bad point

So many time, Mr. Proctor, she come to this and mark this: whenever I turned her away empty, she
表現 · B2turn someone away

send someone off refused

So many time, Mr. Proctor, she come to this and mark this: whenever I turned her away empty, she
表現 · A2must remember

have to keep in mind

You must remember, Goody Proctor.
スラング · B2Goody

an old title for a married woman — A period title for a married woman; now only in costume drama.

You must remember, Goody Proctor.
表現 · B2your excellence

a formal address to a judge

"Goody Osburn," says he, "what curse do you mumble that this girl must Then she replies "Why, your excellence, no I only say my commandments; I hope I may say my commandments," says And that's an upright answer.
文法 · B2says he

inverted reporting: Says he flips the usual order, an old way to quote speech vividly.

"Goody Osburn," says he, "what curse do you mumble that this girl must Then she replies "Why, your excellence, no I only say my commandments; I hope I may say my commandments," says And that's an upright answer.
文法 · B2never knew no commandments

double negative: The two negatives do not cancel; the line still means she knew no commandments.

never knew no commandments, and they - And so condemned her? - They must when she condemned herself.
表現 · B2as hard as rock

very hard and unbreakable

It's hard proof, hard as rock, the judges said.
表現 · B1go to court

appear in a court of law

You will not go to court again, Mary Warren.
スラング · B1be gone

be away from home — A casual way to say someone will be out or away.

I must tell you, sir, I will be gone every day now.
表現 · B1sit in jail

stay locked up in prison

It's strange work for a Christian girl to hang But, Mr. Proctor, they will not hang them if Sarah Good will only sit in jail some time.
表現 · B1think on this

consider this point

And here's a wonder for you; think on this. Goody Good is pregnant!
発音near to

Link near to smoothly as near-to.

Are they mad? The woman's near to sixty!
表現 · B2God's work

holy business

It is God's work we do.
表現 · B2will not stand something

endure being whipped

- I'll not stand whipping any more! - Mary, promise now you'll stay at home.
表現 · A1stay at home

remain at home

- I'll not stand whipping any more! - Mary, promise now you'll stay at home.
発音loose in

Run loose in together as loo-sin.

The Devil's loose in Salem, Mr. Proctor!
表現 · B1save someone's life

rescued her from death

- I'll whip the Devil out of you! - I saved her life today!
表現 · B2be somewhat mentioned

briefly referred to

Somewhat mentioned.
表現 · B2be bound by something

legally obliged

I am bound by law, I cannot tell it.
表現 · B2speak civilly to someone

speak politely and calmly

I would have you speak civilly to me, from this
文法 · C1would have you speak

would have someone do: Would have you speak means I want you to speak, with a bare verb after have.

I would have you speak civilly to me, from this
スラング · B2no more

not any more, in dialect — Dialect doubles the negative where standard English says not any more.

I'll not be ordered to bed no more, Mr. Proctor!
表現 · B2however single

even if still unmarried

I am eighteen and a woman, however single!
発音eighteen and a

Link eighteen and a into one smooth run.

I am eighteen and a woman, however single!
発音wish to

The t in wish to weakens, sounding like wish-ta.

Do you wish to sit up? Then sit up.

「Mary Warren Defies John Proctor」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene reverses the household order in a few minutes. Mary Warren was a servant; now she says, "I am an official of the court," and the title does the arguing for her. She has watched women condemned, tells how Goody Osburn was condemned for failing to recite her commandments, and calls the evidence "hard proof, hard as rock." What she cannot see is that she is being used: the court needs accusers, and she is useful while she obeys. Proctor's response is force — "I'll whip the Devil out of you" — and Mary meets it not with obedience but with a new claim about herself: "I am eighteen and a woman, however single!" Her defiance is the real turn. The power in the house has shifted: the girl who was ordered around now tells her master to speak civilly, and refuses to go to bed when told. The scene is about who gets to give orders, and for the first time the answer is not Proctor.

Theme

PowerMary uses her court title to reverse the household order, from servant to someone who gives orders herself.
JusticeShe defends the trials as God's work and calls flimsy testimony hard proof, showing how justice is claimed.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Mary borrows the court's authority and gets mocked.
  • Hard as rock means proof that cannot be broken.
  • To official someone is to turn a noun into a jab.
  • The double negatives here still mean plain denial.

発音のポイント

  • near to — Link near to smoothly as near-to.
  • loose in — Run loose in together as loo-sin.
  • eighteen and a — Link eighteen and a into one smooth run.
  • wish to — The t in wish to weakens, sounding like wish-ta.
It's hard proof, hard as rock, the judges said.

Mary repeats the judges' verdict that the case was solid, although the proof was only that Osburn could not say her commandments.

It is God's work we do.

Her justification for the hangings: framing the court's work as divine protects her from feeling responsible.

For I am an official of the court, they say...

Her new claim to authority, used to explain her daily absence and her refusal to be treated as a servant.

I'll not be ordered to bed no more, Mr. Proctor!

Her open revolt against Proctor's household authority, the first time she refuses to obey him.

I am eighteen and a woman, however single!

Her assertion of adulthood and standing: not a child to be commanded, and not defined by being unmarried.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Mary Warren refuse to stop going to court?

She believes the trials matter and that she is needed there. Being an official of the court gives her a standing she never had as a servant, so she will not give it up.

Why does Proctor threaten to whip Mary?

She defies him about staying home and talks back. He still thinks of her as the servant he can correct, so he reaches for the whip when words fail.

Why is Sarah Good kept in jail while pregnant?

Mary explains that the court will not hang a pregnant woman. Sarah Good will sit in jail for a time instead, which is how she escapes hanging for now.

What does 'however single' mean here?

It means 'even though I am not married.' Mary is saying that being unmarried does not make her a child or someone Proctor can order around.

Why does Mary call the hangings God's work?

It lets her take part without feeling guilty. If the court is doing God's work, then accusing and hanging are not cruelty but duty.

The Crucible · 全 29 章

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第 1 章at stakeParris Demands the Truth From Abigail第 2 章conjure upAnn Putnam Cries Witchcraft第 3 章breathe a wordAbigail Threatens the Girls第 4 章put it out of mindProctor Rejects Abigail第 5 章wheels within wheelsProctor Clashes With Parris第 6 章weighted with authorityHale Arrives With His Books第 7 章keep your wits about youHale Brings the Devil's Books第 8 章conjureHale Interrogates Abigail and Tituba第 9 章turn your back onTituba Confesses and Names Names第 10 章nightfallElizabeth Urges Proctor to Testify再生中 · 第 11 章hard as rockMary Warren Defies John Proctor第 12 章come to thisElizabeth Fears Abigail Wants Her Place第 13 章God forbidHale Visits the Proctors at Night第 14 章bear false witnessHale Tests Proctor on the Commandments第 15 章wash your hands ofCheever Arrests Elizabeth Proctor第 16 章make your peace withProctor Forces Mary to Testify第 17 章take it upon yourselfGiles Corey Storms the Court第 18 章have no love forProctor Refuses to Drop the Charge第 19 章put-uponFrancis Nurse Presents the Petition第 20 章have no bearing onProctor Accuses Abigail in Court第 21 章search your heartProctor Confesses Adultery in Court第 22 章given to understandElizabeth Lies to Protect Proctor第 23 章deadly sinThe Girls Turn on Mary Warren第 24 章his majestyTituba and Sarah Go to Barbados第 25 章reckon withParris Reports Abigail Has Vanished第 26 章cast doubt uponHale Begs Danforth to Postpone第 27 章cleave toHale Urges Elizabeth to Save Proctor第 28 章one foot in HeavenElizabeth Visits John in Prison第 29 章have no tongue for itProctor Refuses to Name Others
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