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There is no word of the boys?The Crucible · 2014 — 第 28 / 29 章 · 4'10" · B2
Elizabeth Visits John in Prison, Explained：one foot in Heaven
Elizabeth brings John the news of Giles Corey, who refused to plead and was pressed to death with stones, saying only "More weight." John, broken by it, considers confessing to save his life. Elizabeth will not tell him what to do, but she says plainly: "I want you living, John."
あらすじ
In a Salem jail cell, Elizabeth comes to see John. She tells him the boys are well and Rebecca refuses to confess, then reports that Giles Corey is dead: pressed under stones because he would not enter a plea, saying only "More weight." John says he would confess to save himself, and Elizabeth answers that she wants him alive.
注目の表現
stand muteone foot in Heavenconfess to someoneas you will
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このシーンの表現
one foot in Heaven
close to death
Elizabeth says Rebecca is near Heaven, so nothing can hurt her more.
After the diagnosis he said his father had one foot in Heaven.
このシーンの他の表現
- stand mute
refuse to plea
- confess to someone
admit something to someone
- as you will
as you wish
- press
crush with heavy stones
- aye or nay
yes or no
このシーンのメモ一覧
57 行のセリフに 23 件のメモ
was put through torture
have been tortured?yes, in old speech — Period or dialect for yes; it sounds theatrical today.
Aye.come to kill me
John tells Elizabeth that the court has now set its sights on his life.
They come for my life now.Come for runs together as come-fer with a weak for.
They come for my life now.close to death
Elizabeth says Rebecca is near Heaven, so nothing can hurt her more.
She is one foot in Heaven now;Foot in links into foo-tin.
She is one foot in Heaven now;learn about
You have not heard of it?archaic inversion: The old inversion puts were before he instead of using was.
When were he hanged?old be form: Here were stands for was, an old and dialectal verb form.
He were not hanged.yes or no
Elizabeth says Giles would answer neither yes nor no to the charge.
He would not answer aye or nay to his indictment;reject the accusation
for if he denied the charge they'd hang him surely,The d in they'd often disappears before hang.
for if he denied the charge they'd hang him surely,refuse to plea
Elizabeth explains how Giles refused to plead, so the law pressed him to death.
So he stand mute, and died Christian under the law.archaic condition: Without plus a clause means unless, and answer stays in the bare form.
for he could not be condemned a wizard without he answer the indictment, aye or nay.crush someone with weights not a light push; here it means crushing him under stones
They press him, John.crush under stones — Period jargon for a brutal execution method.
They press him, John.fronted object: The object is fronted for emphasis; normal order would put they first.
Great stones they lay upon his chestenter a plea
until he plead aye or nay.add more weight
"More weight," he says.have kept thinking
I have been thinkingas you wish
When John asks what she wants, Elizabeth answers as you will and hands the choice back.
As you will, I would have it.want you alive
I want you living, John. That's sure.「Elizabeth Visits John in Prison」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene turns a visit into an inventory of what the trials have cost. Rebecca is nearly gone — "She is one foot in Heaven now" — and Giles is dead, pressed under stones rather than answer aye or nay, since a plea would forfeit his farm. John hears all this and finally says the thing he has been circling: "I would confess to them, Elizabeth." What matters is not whether he means it but that Elizabeth refuses to push him either way. She will not judge him, she says, and she would have it as he wills; the one thing she is sure of is "I want you living, John." For a man whose pride is his name, survival now costs the name, and the scene leaves that choice to him.
Theme
CourageGiles Corey dies rather than forfeit his farm or his conscience, and John weighs whether he can bear the same cost.
MarriageElizabeth refuses to judge John, leaving him free to choose, while admitting she wants him alive above all.
このチャプターで学べること
- Giles dies on two words the law cannot break.
- Standing mute denies the court its verdict.
- Elizabeth hands the choice back to her husband.
- Aye or nay is the old way to answer a charge.
発音のポイント
- come for my — Come for runs together as come-fer with a weak for.
- one foot in — Foot in links into foo-tin.
- they'd hang — The d in they'd often disappears before hang.
There be a hundred or more, they say.Elizabeth's report on how many have confessed: the scale of the panic, with more than a hundred people saving themselves by admitting witchcraft.
She is one foot in Heaven now;Her description of Rebecca Nurse: Rebecca is so near death that nothing more can hurt her.
So he stand mute, and died Christian under the law.Giles refused to plead, so by law he could not be condemned as a wizard and his sons kept the farm; he died without entering an answer.
It were a fearsome man, Giles Corey.Elizabeth's tribute: Giles was a tough, fearless man, and his refusal to answer is remembered as courage.
I would confess to them, Elizabeth.John's admission that he is ready to confess to save his life, abandoning his earlier refusal.
I want you living, John. That's sure.Elizabeth's plain answer: above honor or pride, she wants her husband alive, and she will not decide for him.
このシーンについての質問
How did Giles Corey die?
He was pressed to death under stones. Because he refused to answer aye or nay to his indictment, he could not be tried as a wizard, and his sons kept his farm.
Why does John consider confessing?
He is worn down by the trials and by Elizabeth's account of Giles's death. Confessing would save his life, though it would mean losing his good name.
Why won't Elizabeth tell John what to do?
She says she cannot judge him and will accept whatever he chooses, but she admits she wants him living. She leaves the decision to him rather than push him either way.
What does 'one foot in Heaven' mean?
It means someone is close to death. Elizabeth uses it for Rebecca Nurse, who is old and near dying, so nothing can hurt her anymore.
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第 3 章breathe a wordAbigail Threatens the Girls
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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
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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
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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
再生中 · 第 28 章one foot in HeavenElizabeth Visits John in Prison
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