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The Crucible · 2014 — 第 3 / 29 章 · 4'20" · B2

Abigail Threatens the Girls, Explained：breathe a word

The girls are cornered, and Abigail takes control. Mary Warren wants to confess — "Witchery's a hanging error" — but Abigail forces them all to agree on one story: "We danced." Then she threatens them with a "pointy reckoning" if anyone "breathe a word" about the rest.

あらすじ

Betty lies unresponsive while the girls gather in her room. Mary Warren reports that the whole village is talking witchcraft and wants them to confess, but Abigail refuses. She makes them agree to one version — they danced — and then warns that anyone who breathes a word about the rest will face a reckoning in the night.

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このシーンの表現

breathe a word

say even a little about it

Abigail warns that no one may breathe a word about the other things.

Don't breathe a word about the surprise party.

このシーンの他の表現

  • weirdish

    odd, hard to name

  • a hanging error

    a crime punishable by death

  • shut it

    be quiet, rudely

  • peeping courage

    the nerve to peek, said mockingly

  • mark this

    pay attention, this matters

このシーンのメモ一覧

64 行のセリフに 26 件のメモ

表現 · A2try doing something

attempt a method

Have you tried beating her?
表現 · B1give someone a good one

hit someone hard

I gave Ruth a good one and it waked her for a minute.
文法 · C1if they be questioning us

archaic conditional: The bare be instead of are marks an older conditional form.

Listen, now; if they be questioning us, tell them we danced - - I told him as much already, - And what more?
発音What'll we

Practice swallowing will so What'll sounds like wot-ul.

What'll we do? The village is out!
表現 · B1be talking witchcraft

speak of nothing but witchcraft

I just come from the farm; the whole country's talking witchcraft!
表現 · A2mean to do something

intend to

- They'll be calling us witches, Abby! - She means to tell, I know it.
表現 · C1a hanging offense

a crime punishable by death

Mercy warns that witchcraft is a capital error, not an ordinary mistake.

Witchery's a hanging error, a hanging like they done in Boston two year ago!
表現 · A2tell the truth

be honest

We must tell the truth, Abby!
表現 · B1be whipped for something

be punished for

You'll only be whipped for dancing, and the other things!
表現 · A2none of it

not any part of it

I never done none of it, Abby, I only looked!
文法 · C1never done none

double negative: Two negatives stack here without cancelling; it still means she did nothing.

I never done none of it, Abby, I only looked!
スラング · B1never done none

I did nothing at all — A nonstandard double negative; do not write it in formal work.

I never done none of it, Abby, I only looked!
表現 · B1be a great one for something

be very fond of doing something

And you're a great one for looking, aren't you, Mary Warren?
発音What a

Link What a smoothly; the t softens between the words.

What a grand peeping courage you have!
スラング · A1mama

mommy, child talk — Childish for mother; adults use it only in jest.

I want my mama!
表現 · B2drink a charm

drink a potion to harm

You drank a charm to kill John Proctor's wife!
スラング · B1Shut it

be quiet, rudely — A blunt order to stop talking; rude to elders or clients.

Shut it! Now shut it!
表現 · A2mark this

pay attention, this matters

Abigail grabs the room with And mark this before she delivers her threat.

And mark this.
表現 · C1breathe a word about something

say even a little about it

Abigail warns that no one may breathe a word about the other things.

Let any of you breathe a word,
表現 · C1the edge of a word

the faintest hint of a word

or the edge of a word, about the other things,
表現 · B2a pointy reckoning

a sharp settling of scores

and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you.
文法 · B2that will shudder you

relative clause: The that-clause tells you what kind of reckoning she means.

and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you.
発音that will

Practice dropping the t so that will runs together.

and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you.
表現 · A2sit up

straighten up and sit

Betty is slumped and crying, so Abigail orders her to sit up and stop.

Now, you - sit up and stop this!
文法 · A2sit up and stop this

imperative: Two imperatives joined by and make the command sharper and faster.

Now, you - sit up and stop this!
表現 · B1It's a sin to do something

it is wrong to do

- It's a sin to conjure... - I say shut it, Mary Warren!

「Abigail Threatens the Girls」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene shows how a lie gets built. Mary Warren is frightened and wants to confess — "Witchery's a hanging error, a hanging like they done in Boston two year ago!" — but Abigail knows that a partial truth is safer than a full one. She dictates the story they will all tell: they danced, Tituba conjured Ruth's sisters, "and that is all." Then comes the threat, and it is vivid: anyone who breathes a word will be visited in the black of some terrible night, with "a pointy reckoning that will shudder you." To prove she can do it, she invokes her own past — she saw Indians smash her parents' heads on the pillow next to hers. The speech is the birth of the witch hunt: Abigail converts fear into control, and the girls into witnesses.

Theme

LiesAbigail dictates one agreed story — 'We danced' — and threatens anyone who tells the rest.
PowerAbigail controls the group by fear, proving her threat with the violence she saw as a child.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Breathe a word means reveal even a hint.
  • Abigail praises courage only to mock a coward.
  • Reckoning makes revenge sound like a debt.
  • Shut it is a blunt order, not a polite request.

発音のポイント

  • What'll we — Practice swallowing will so What'll sounds like wot-ul.
  • What a — Link What a smoothly; the t softens between the words.
  • that will — Practice dropping the t so that will runs together.
Witchery's a hanging error, a hanging like they done in Boston two year ago!

Mary Warren's warning: witchcraft is a capital crime, and Boston hanged people for it two years ago. It's her reason to confess.

What a grand peeping courage you have!

Abigail's sarcasm: Mary Warren's only 'courage' is in watching. The taunt shames her for not admitting what she saw.

and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you.

The threat at the heart of the scene: Abigail promises a sharp, personal revenge that will make them tremble.

and I can make you wish you had never seen the sun go down!

Her final flourish: she can make their lives so dark they'll wish they had never seen daylight. It's a threat built on the horror she witnessed.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Abigail threaten the girls?

To keep them from telling the full truth. If the village learns everything, they could be hanged, so she forces one safe story and frightens the rest into silence.

What does Mary Warren want to do?

She wants to confess. She argues that witchcraft is 'a hanging error,' so telling the truth now is safer than being caught lying later.

What did Abigail do that she wants hidden?

Mary Warren says she drank a charm to kill John Proctor's wife. Abigail denies it and threatens anyone who repeats it.

What does 'breathe a word' mean?

It means to speak even a single word about something. Abigail warns that if any girl breathes a word about the rest, she will come for them.

Why does Abigail mention her parents?

To prove she is capable of violence. She says she saw Indians smash her parents' heads beside her, so the girls will believe her threat.

The Crucible · 全 29 章

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次のチャプター · 第 4 章put it out of mindProctor Rejects Abigail
第 1 章at stakeParris Demands the Truth From Abigail第 2 章conjure upAnn Putnam Cries Witchcraft再生中 · 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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