WinkLingo
ログイン

The Crucible · 2014 — 第 1 / 29 章 · 4'09" · B2

Parris Demands the Truth From Abigail, Explained：at stake

The doctor can find no cure and hints at something unnatural, and Parris panics: a witchcraft rumor is spreading and his pulpit is threatened. He corners Abigail and demands she confess what happened in the forest — "I cannot blink what I saw, for my enemies will not blink it." She gives him dancing and Tituba, and nothing more.

あらすじ

Betty Parris lies ill, and the doctor sends word that he can find no medicine, hinting the cause may be unnatural. Parris refuses to hear it, but the witchcraft rumor is already loose, and he fears a faction sworn to drive him from his pulpit. He presses Abigail to tell him what happened in the forest.

InterrogationsAccusationsConfrontingConfessingParent & childB2fastbritishClean
IMDb ↗

注目の表現

You call this sport?cannot blinkopen with someonebid

00:00 / 04:09
Space 再生 · ← → セリフ移動 · R リピート
いま
セリフをタップするとそこから再生

このシーンの表現

at stake

in danger of being lost

Parris pleads that finding the truth matters because his ministry hangs in the balance.

Her scholarship is at stake if the essay is late.

このシーンの他の表現

  • You call this sport?

    Is this your idea of fun?

  • cannot blink

    cannot pretend not to see

  • open with someone

    to speak honestly to someone

  • bid

    to order or ask someone (old use)

  • gibberish

    speech that makes no sense

このシーンのメモ一覧

75 行のセリフに 36 件のメモ

発音Out of

Link out of smoothly; it comes out like ow-ta.

Out of here!
発音open up your

Run open up your together without pauses.

Will you open up your eyes!
発音here from

Here from links with an r sound between the words.

Susanna Walcott's here from Doctor Griggs.
表現 · A2let someone do something

allow someone to come

Let her come, let her come.
表現 · A1come in

enter, please

Come in, Susanna.
文法 · B2bid me come

bare infinitive: Bid takes a bare verb, so bid me come means ordered me to come.

He bid me come and tell you, reverend sir, that he cannot discover no medicine for it in his books.
文法 · C1cannot discover no medicine

double negative: The two negatives do not cancel; the line still means he can find no cure.

He bid me come and tell you, reverend sir, that he cannot discover no medicine for it in his books.
文法 · B2There be

existential there be: Old English used there be where today we say there is or there are.

There be no unnatural cause here.
表現 · B2look to something for something

turn to something for help literally look at; here it means turn to medicine for a cure

Let him look to medicine and put out all thought of unnatural causes here. There be none.
表現 · C1put out all thought of something

dismiss every thought of something

Let him look to medicine and put out all thought of unnatural causes here. There be none.
スラング · A2Aye

yes, in old speech — Period dialect for yes; it sounds theatrical today.

Aye, sir. He bid me tell you.
表現 · B2speak nothing of something

never mention something

Speak nothing of it in the village, Susanna.
表現 · B1someone had best do something

you had better do it

Uncle, the rumor of witchcraft is all about; I think you'd best go down and deny it yourself.
文法 · B2you'd best go

had best: You'd best do means you had better do it, a firm piece of advice.

Uncle, the rumor of witchcraft is all about; I think you'd best go down and deny it yourself.
発音you'd best

The d in you'd often vanishes before best.

Uncle, the rumor of witchcraft is all about; I think you'd best go down and deny it yourself.
表現 · A2be packed with people

crowded with people

The parlorgs packed with people, sir.
スラング · B2witched

under a witch's spell — Witch-hunt speech; rare outside stories about witchcraft.

Betty's not witched.
表現 · B2go before someone

appear in front of someone

Abigail, I cannot go before the congregation when I know you have not opened with me.
表現 · C1open with someone

to speak honestly to someone

Parris says he cannot face the congregation while Abigail has not confided in him.

Abigail, I cannot go before the congregation when I know you have not opened with me.
表現 · B1do something with someone

treat or handle someone

What did you do with her in the forest?
表現 · B1leap out of something

jump suddenly out of something

and when you leaped out of the bush so suddenly, Betty was frightened and then she fainted.
表現 · B1the whole of something

all of it, nothing more

And there's the whole of it.
表現 · B1love someone dearly

love someone very much

- Child. Sit you down. - I would never hurt Betty. I love her dearly.
文法 · C1Sit you down

archaic imperative: An old imperative keeps the subject you after the verb for emphasis.

- Child. Sit you down. - I would never hurt Betty. I love her dearly.
表現 · B2something comes in its time

at its proper time

your punishment will come in its time.
表現 · C1traffic with someone

deal secretly with spirits literally trade with; here it means consorting with spirits

But if you trafficked with spirits in the forest I must know it now, for surely my enemies will,
文法 · B1since midnight

since point in time: Since marks the starting point of a state that continues to now.

Then why can she not move herself since midnight?
表現 · A2let me know something

tell me

Let me know what you done there.
文法 · B2that is sworn to drive me from my pulpit

relative clause: The that-clause describes which faction he means.

There is a faction that is sworn to drive me from my pulpit.
表現 · B2in the midst of something

in the middle of something

Now then, in the midst of such disruption,
発音tell it to

Between vowels the t flaps; it sounds like tell-i-duh.

If you know something that may help the doctor, for God's sake tell it to me.
スラング · B2dumb beast

mindless animal — A rough insult for someone acting without any sense.

She were swaying like a dumb beast over that fire!
表現 · C1cannot blink something

cannot pretend not to see

Parris tells Abigail he cannot pretend he saw nothing, because his enemies will use it.

Abigail, I cannot blink what I saw, for my enemies will not blink it.
表現 · B2something is at stake

in danger of being lost

Parris pleads that finding the truth matters because his ministry hangs in the balance.

And I pray you feel the weight of truth upon you, for now my ministry's at stake, my ministry
表現 · C1be taken unaware

be caught off guard

Whatever abomination you have done, give me all of it now, for I dare not be taken unaware when I go before them down there.
表現 · B2dare not do something

not dare to do something

Whatever abomination you have done, give me all of it now, for I dare not be taken unaware when I go before them down there.

「Parris Demands the Truth From Abigail」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is a battle over a secret, and Parris is fighting for his job. He keeps returning to his own danger — "There is a faction that is sworn to drive me from my pulpit" — and even the witchcraft rumor matters mostly because "my enemies will bring it out." His demand that Abigail "open" with him is less fatherly concern than damage control. Abigail understands the game and answers with just enough: they danced, Tituba sang Barbados songs, and no one was naked. She names Tituba to deflect, and Parris, hearing that his "ministry's at stake," has already decided what he needs from her. The scene ends with him pleading for "all of it now," because he "dare not be taken unaware" when he faces the congregation.

Theme

LiesParris wants the truth only so he can control it; Abigail feeds him a partial confession to protect herself.
PowerHis pulpit, his enemies, and the rumor are all one fear: losing his standing in Salem.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Blink here means refusing to pretend you saw nothing.
  • Parris turns Abigail's own word sport into mockery.
  • At stake is his pulpit, not just a sick child.
  • Period syntax makes even simple words sound formal.

発音のポイント

  • Out of — Link out of smoothly; it comes out like ow-ta.
  • open up your — Run open up your together without pauses.
  • here from — Here from links with an r sound between the words.
  • you'd best — The d in you'd often vanishes before best.
If you know something that may help the doctor, for God's sake tell it to me.

Parris begs for anything that might explain Betty's illness, framing it as a plea for the doctor's sake rather than his own.

Abigail, I cannot blink what I saw, for my enemies will not blink it.

He admits he can't pretend not to have seen what he saw — because his enemies will use it against him. The line is about reputation, not conscience.

Whatever abomination you have done, give me all of it now, for I dare not be taken unaware when I go before them down there.

His real demand: no surprises. He needs every detail before he faces the congregation, so nothing can be used to ambush him.

We did dance; let you tell them I confessed it - and I'll be whipped if I must be.

Abigail offers a confession on her own terms: they danced, she'll take the whipping, and that is all she will give.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Parris keep asking about the forest?

Because a witchcraft rumor is spreading and he fears his enemies will use it to drive him from his pulpit. He needs to know what happened before he faces the congregation.

What does Abigail admit?

Only that they danced. She says Betty fainted when Parris leaped out of the bush, and she mentions Tituba waving her arms and singing Barbados songs — but denies anyone was naked.

Why does Parris mention his enemies?

He says a faction is sworn to drive him from his pulpit, so anything shameful in his own household will be used against him. His concern is his position, not just his daughter.

What does 'I cannot blink what I saw' mean?

It means he cannot pretend not to have seen it. He says his enemies 'will not blink it,' so he cannot ignore what happened in the forest.

What is Parris afraid of at the end of the scene?

Being caught unprepared. He demands 'all of it now' because he 'dare not be taken unaware' when he goes down to face the people.

The Crucible · 全 29 章

すべて見る →
次のチャプター · 第 2 章conjure upAnn Putnam Cries Witchcraft
再生中 · 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 1 / 29 章 · 残り約 121 分