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- I cannot do it. - Then you will confess, will you not?The Crucible · 2014 — 第 21 / 29 章 · 4'45" · B2
Proctor Confesses Adultery in Court, Explained：search your heart
Mary Warren takes back her testimony — "I only thought I saw them but I did not" — and Abigail answers by faking a cold wind at her. Cornered, Proctor does the one thing no one expects: he admits the affair, "I have known her," to show that Abigail's power is revenge, not witchcraft.
あらすじ
In the Salem courtroom, Mary Warren withdraws her accusation, saying she only imagined the spirits. Abigail immediately fakes a cold wind and a fit, claiming Mary is bewitching her. As the court turns on Mary, Proctor confesses his affair with Abigail, saying he has known her, to prove that her accusations are revenge rather than witchcraft.
注目の表現
used to faintsearch your heartdone my dutycast away
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このシーンの表現
search your heart
examine your conscience
Danforth tells Mary to search her heart and tell him the truth.
Search your heart before you make that promise.
このシーンの他の表現
- used to faint
fainted in the past
- done my duty
did what I had to do
- cast away
throw away
- turn your wits
unsettle your mind
- a lump of vanity
a mass of vanity
このシーンのメモ一覧
64 行のセリフに 37 件のメモ
fainted in the past
Mary explains she used to faint because she thought she saw spirits.
- I used to faint because I thought I saw spirits. - Thought you saw them!believed I saw
- I used to faint because I thought I saw spirits. - Thought you saw them!Practice the weak form so used to sounds like use-tə.
- I used to faint because I thought I saw spirits. - Thought you saw them!cannot say how
How could you think you saw them unless you I cannot tell how,appeared to believe
I - I heard the other girls screaming, and you, Your Honor, you seemed to believeat first
It were only sport in the beginning,shouted about spirits
sir, and now whole world cried spirits, spirits...merely assumed
I promise you, Mr. Danforth, I only thought I saw them but I did not.examine your conscience
Danforth tells Mary to search her heart and tell him the truth.
I bid you now search your heart and tell me to God every soul is precious and His vengeance is terrible on them that Is it possible, child, that the spirits you have - some deception that may cross your mind Child, I would have you consider it - I have been hurt, Mr. Danforth;mandative clause: Bid takes a bare infinitive, so search stays in base form after it.
I bid you now search your heart and tell me to God every soul is precious and His vengeance is terrible on them that Is it possible, child, that the spirits you have - some deception that may cross your mind Child, I would have you consider it - I have been hurt, Mr. Danforth;bleeding out
I have seen my blood running out!did what I had to do
Abigail claims she has been near death every day because she done her duty.
I have been near to murdered every day because I done my dutywhat I get in return
and this is my reward?do you think
Think you to be so mightyunsettle your mind
Abigail warns Danforth that the power of Hell may yet turn his wits.
that the power of Hell may not turn your wits?object clause: The that-clause is the object of think, naming what might happen to him.
that the power of Hell may not turn your wits?do not know, archaic — Archaic negation; modern speech uses I don't know.
I - I know not.a chill wind
A wind, a cold wind, has come.Practice dropping the d in cold before wind.
A wind, a cold wind, has come.send out a spirit
I say to you, do you send your spirit out?a vicious slur — A vicious slur against a woman, never acceptable in polite talk.
- Whore! - Jonh! What do you - It is a whore!been intimate with her
I have known her, sir.Practice linking the n in known straight into her.
I have known her, sir.a lustful man
you are a lecher?a lustful man — Old and harsh; modern speech would say womanizer.
you are a lecher?throw away
Proctor says a man will not cast away his good name, knowing he is about to.
A man will not cast away his good name.a good reputation
A man will not cast away his good name.future negation: Will not states what people generally refuse to do, giving the line a proverbial ring.
A man will not cast away his good name.the right place
In the proper place -once worked for me
She used to serve me in my house, sir.nothing is hidden from God
A man may think God sleeps, but God sees everything, I know it now.Practice linking sees everything into one smooth run.
A man may think God sleeps, but God sees everything, I know it now.her true nature
I beg you, sir, I beg you - see her what she is.took the girl in
My wife, my dear good wife, took this girl soon after, sir, and put her out ona mass of vanity
Proctor calls Abigail a lump of vanity, a blunt and bitter verdict.
And being what she is, a lump of vanity...dance with me
She thinks to dance with me on my wife’s「Proctor Confesses Adultery in Court」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene is a contest over whose account the court will accept. Mary tries to undo her confession of seeing spirits: "I only thought I saw them but I did not." Abigail's answer is not words but performance — the cold wind — because performance has worked all along. When the judges side with the fit over the plain statement, Proctor does what he has avoided for the whole play: he admits the affair, "I have known her, sir." The point of the admission is legal and moral at once. Legally, it makes Abigail a woman with a motive, whose accusations are "a whore's vengeance"; morally, it costs him exactly what he says a man will not give up — "A man will not cast away his good name." He tears up his own name to save his wife, and he frames it as a religious truth: "A man may think God sleeps, but God sees everything."
Theme
DeceptionAbigail's fake fit beats Mary's plain truth, showing the court rewards performance over honesty, until Proctor exposes the lie.
GuiltProctor finally confesses his adultery, destroying his own good name to prove that Abigail is acting from revenge.
このチャプターで学べること
- To cast away your good name is to lose your reputation.
- Search your heart means to examine your own conscience.
- Used to faint is a past habit, not a present one.
- The quiet known can carry the weight of a confession.
発音のポイント
- used to faint — Practice the weak form so used to sounds like use-tə.
- a cold wind — Practice dropping the d in cold before wind.
- known her — Practice linking the n in known straight into her.
- God sees everything — Practice linking sees everything into one smooth run.
I promise you, Mr. Danforth, I only thought I saw them but I did not.Mary's retraction: she says the spirits were never real and she was mistaken, undoing the confession the court depended on.
A wind, a cold wind, has come.Abigail's line as she fakes a chill, turning herself into a victim and Mary into a witch before the judges.
I have known her, sir.Proctor's blunt admission that he had an affair with Abigail, the fact he has hidden and the reason her accusations are revenge.
A man will not cast away his good name.Proctor's claim about what people protect: no one gives up a good reputation lightly, which is why his own admission is so costly.
A man may think God sleeps, but God sees everything, I know it now.He confesses as a religious truth: he once believed his sin was unseen, and now he accepts that nothing is hidden from God.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Mary Warren take back her confession?
She is frightened and pressured. She says she only imagined she saw the spirits, hoping to end the trials, but the court will not let her withdraw so easily.
Why does Abigail fake a cold wind?
To recast herself as the victim. By pretending Mary is bewitching her, she turns Mary's accusation back on Mary and keeps the court on her side.
Why does Proctor confess the affair?
It is his only way to show Abigail's motive. If the judges know he and Abigail were lovers, her accusations look like revenge rather than witchcraft.
What does 'I have known her' mean?
It is a polite, old-fashioned way of saying he had a sexual relationship with her. Proctor is admitting adultery with Abigail in open court.
What does Proctor say about his good name?
He says a man will not cast away his good name, which is exactly what his admission costs him. He gives up his reputation to save Elizabeth.
The Crucible · 全 29 章
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次のチャプター · 第 22 章given to understandElizabeth Lies to Protect Proctor
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
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
再生中 · 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第 21 / 29 章 · 残り約 34 分