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The Crucible · 2014 — 第 10 / 29 章 · 5'02" · B1

Elizabeth Urges Proctor to Testify, Explained：nightfall

A quiet farmhouse scene turns tense. Elizabeth notes that "it's winter in here yet," then tells John the witch court is already sitting, with fourteen in jail and judges from Boston. She urges him to go and call it "a fraud" — but he can't, because what Abigail told him he heard "in a room alone."

あらすじ

Proctor and Elizabeth talk in their farmhouse. She says it's still winter indoors, then tells him Mary Warren has gone to Salem, where a witch court has been set up with judges from Boston and fourteen people jailed. She wants John to go and expose the fraud. He hesitates: Abigail's confession was made when they were alone, so he has no proof.

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このシーンの表現

nightfall

the coming of night

Elizabeth ties the smell of lilac to nightfall, giving the hour a scent.

We reached the cabin just before nightfall.

このシーンの他の表現

  • a continent

    huge, larger than life

  • the mistress here

    the woman in charge of this house

  • bewitching

    casting a spell on

  • fraud

    a deliberate deception

  • no proof

    no evidence at all

このシーンのメモ一覧

70 行のセリフに 29 件のメモ

表現 · A1in here

inside this place

It's winter in here yet.
発音winter in

Link winter in with an r sound: win-ter-in.

It's winter in here yet.
表現 · A1come with someone

join me and come along

let you come with me,
スラング · B2let you

you come, in dialect — An Irish-style imperative for you come; not for written English.

let you come with me,
表現 · B1walk the land

walk across the farm

and we'll walk the farm together;
表現 · B1a load of something

a great deal of

I never see such a load of flowers on the
スラング · B2I never see

I have never seen, in dialect — Dialect drops the perfect, so never see stands for have never seen.

I never see such a load of flowers on the
表現 · A2the smell of something

the scent of evening

Lilac is the smell of nightfall, I think.
文法 · B1you'd gone

past perfect: You'd gone is you had gone, marking an action earlier than his thought.

You come so late I thought you'd gone to
表現 · B2have no business doing something

no right or reason to be involved

I have no business in Salem.
発音business in

Run business in together as business-in.

I have no business in Salem.
表現 · B2think better of something

decided against it

I thought better of it since.
表現 · B2be the mistress here

you are in charge of this house

It is a fault, it is a fault, Elizabeth - you're the mistress here, not Mary Warren.
表現 · B2raise one's chin

lift the chin in defiance

I forbid her go, and she raises up her chin like the daughter of
文法 · B2forbid her go

dialect bare verb: Standard English needs forbid her to go; the dialect drops to.

I forbid her go, and she raises up her chin like the daughter of
表現 · B1have power to do something

have the authority to

They'll be tried, and the court have power to hang them too, Ah, they'd never hang - The Deputy Governor promise hanging if
表現 · B1go wild

lose all control

The town's gone wild, I think.
文法 · B2she were a saint

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

She speak of Abigail, and I thought she were a saint, to hear her.
表現 · B2clap someone in jail

thrown into prison

the person's clapped in the jail for bewitching
表現 · B2a black something

an evil business

Oh, it is a black mischief.
発音it is a

Fast speech blends it is a into i-ti-za.

Oh, it is a black mischief.
スラング · A2Aye

yes, in old speech — Old or Irish yes; avoid it in formal settings today.

Aye, it is, it is surely.
表現 · C1have naught to do with

have nothing to do with

She said it had naught to do with witchcraft, Aye, she did, she did.
表現 · B2God forbid that ...

I hope that never happens

God forbid you keep that from the court, John.
表現 · B1it is a wonder that ...

it is surprising that

It is a wonder they do believe her.
表現 · B1think on it

think about it for a while

- I'll think on it. - You cannot keep it, John.
文法 · B2the town gone

dialect perfect gone: The town gone is dialect for the town has gone, dropping the auxiliary.

If the girl's a saint now, I think it is not easy to prove she's fraud, and the town gone so silly.
表現 · A2as you wish

whatever you like

Do as you wish, then.
発音as you

Link as you into az-ya without a pause.

Do as you wish, then.

「Elizabeth Urges Proctor to Testify」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene looks domestic and is anything but. Elizabeth's line — 'It's winter in here yet' — is about more than the season: their marriage has gone cold, and she keeps trying to warm it. Then the witch trials enter the house, and everything becomes urgent. Elizabeth wants John to go to Salem and denounce the whole thing as 'a fraud,' and she presses him to tell the court what Abigail told him. But John cannot: 'She told it to me in a room alone — I have no proof for it.' Elizabeth's response — 'You were alone with her?' — reveals what the scene is really about. The trial is real, but so is the wound between them, and John's refusal to go is also a refusal to admit how he knows what he knows.

Theme

MarriageThe cold farmhouse and Elizabeth's questions show a marriage strained by John's past with Abigail.
LiesThe witch court runs on 'fraud,' and John cannot expose it without admitting what he did.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Winter indoors here means a marriage, not weather.
  • Gone wild describes a town losing all control.
  • Think on it is a quiet way to delay a decision.
  • The Proctors argue in short, careful lines.

発音のポイント

  • winter in — Link winter in with an r sound: win-ter-in.
  • business in — Run business in together as business-in.
  • it is a — Fast speech blends it is a into i-ti-za.
  • as you — Link as you into az-ya without a pause.
This farm's a continent when you go foot by dropping seeds in it.

John's image of farm work: walked and planted step by step, the land feels as vast as a continent.

It's winter in here yet.

Elizabeth's remark about the cold house, and a hint that the marriage itself has gone wintry.

Lilac is the smell of nightfall, I think.

Her poetic line about lilacs and dusk — one of the play's few moments of tenderness.

She speak of Abigail, and I thought she were a saint, to hear her.

Mary Warren talks about Abigail as if she were holy, which shows how thoroughly the town has been fooled.

Oh, it is a black mischief.

Elizabeth's verdict on the trials: a dark, wicked business — 'a black mischief.'

このシーンについての質問

Why does Elizabeth want John to go to Salem?

She wants him to tell the court that the witchcraft accusations are a fraud. Mary Warren has become an official of the court, and Elizabeth thinks John's word can expose the lie.

Why is John reluctant to testify?

What Abigail told him was said when they were alone, so he has no proof. Going to court would also mean admitting the private meeting with her.

What has happened in Salem?

A witch court has been set up with four judges from Boston and the Deputy Governor at its head. Fourteen people are in jail, and the court has power to hang them.

What does 'It's winter in here yet' mean?

On the surface it's about the cold house, but it also hints that the marriage has gone cold. Elizabeth is saying the warmth between them hasn't returned.

What does Elizabeth suspect about John?

When he says Abigail told him 'in a room alone,' Elizabeth repeats it back — 'You were alone with her?' Her suspicion about their meeting is clear.

The Crucible · 全 29 章

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次のチャプター · 第 11 章hard as rockMary Warren Defies John 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再生中 · 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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