why are you stalling
Certainly. Well, come on. What are you waiting for?You Can't Take It with You · 1938 — 第 24 / 27 章 · 2'15" · B2
Ramsey Warns Kirby, Explained：crack under
Ramsey comes to Kirby's office not to beg but to warn him. He says he has realized he lost nothing, and tells Kirby that his power will destroy him: "In spite of your victories, you can't shut out every decent impulse and survive." It is a prophecy, not a threat.
あらすじ
At the board meeting, Kirby changes his mind and names his son president, breaking a promise to Kincaid. Ramsey then arrives and refuses to plead for mercy, saying Kirby destroyed their friendship long ago. Instead he warns that power will eventually destroy Kirby, as it did him.
注目の表現
jump atproxieschairman of the boardfigure out
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このシーンの表現
crack under
break under pressure
Ramsey presses the point: under that much power, Kirby is sure to break.
He will crack under that pressure.
このシーンの他の表現
- jump at
accept eagerly
- proxies
voting rights given to another
- chairman of the board
head of the board
- figure out
work out, understand
- give a hang
care at all
このシーンのメモ一覧
38 行のセリフに 27 件のメモ
hurry up — Casual urging; sounds impatient in formal settings.
Certainly. Well, come on. What are you waiting for?we should
They're waiting upstairs. We'd better be getting up there.right at hand
- Good. Have you got your proxies? - Right here. Including Kincaid's.Got your often collapses toward gotcha.
- Good. Have you got your proxies? - Right here. Including Kincaid's.appoint someone to a post
He was tough. But when we offered to make him president, he jumped at it.Jumped at it links across the t and the vowel.
He was tough. But when we offered to make him president, he jumped at it.propose to do
When you offered to make him what?noun clause subject: The clause all you wanted to be works as the subject of was.
I explained to him that all you wanted to be was the chairman of the board of directors.drop someone
- What about our promise to Kincaid? - You've got his proxy. Forget about him.pleased with oneself
Well, Mr. Kirby, I suppose you're very proud of yourself.beg for leniency
I actually thought of coming here to ask for mercywork out, understand
Ramsey says he meant to ask for mercy but could not work out a basis for it.
but I couldn't figure out a basis on which to do it.prep + which + infinitive: On which to do it attaches the reason to the infinitive.
but I couldn't figure out a basis on which to do it.long in the past
Once, a long time ago, that might have been possible but you destroyed that, Anthony. Remember?out of money — Casual for having no money; light next to bankrupt.
Tomorrow the world will read that Ramsey is broke.leap to one's death
I've seen men jump out of windows for less,a moment of joy
because I've suddenly realized that I haven't lost a thing, that I never gained one moment's happiness out of it.object clause: Two that-clauses after realized lay out two parallel realizations.
because I've suddenly realized that I haven't lost a thing, that I never gained one moment's happiness out of it.despite
In spite of your victories, you can't shut out every decent impulse and survive.unbalanced by something
You're top-heavy with power right now, Anthony, but you're going to crack under it.Both halves of top-heavy take a stress.
You're top-heavy with power right now, Anthony, but you're going to crack under it.certain to
You're bound to crack under it.shout for rescue
You'll scream for help and suddenly find yourself alone in the world.does not care at all
You'll wriggle on the hook and find that nobody gives a hang.cares at all — Old-fashioned and clean; milder than give a damn.
You'll wriggle on the hook and find that nobody gives a hang.befell someone
I know because that's what happened to me.「Ramsey Warns Kirby」を読み解く
What's really going on
The chapter is the film's warning delivered by a man who has already been destroyed. Ramsey does not ask for anything, which is what makes his speech so strong: he has nothing left to gain, so he tells the truth. His line, "In spite of your victories, you can't shut out every decent impulse and survive," is not moralizing but experience, and the rest of the speech describes exactly what will happen to Kirby. What makes it more than revenge is his admission that he himself was the same, and that he lost nothing worth keeping. He is the future Kirby is walking toward, and he knows it.
Theme
PowerRamsey warns that power is a weight that eventually crushes the man who holds it.
GuiltHe admits his own life was empty, turning the warning into a confession rather than a threat.
このチャプターで学べること
- Ramsey wins the scene without winning the deal.
- Power is described as a weight that cracks its owner.
- The monologue turns private ruin into a general law.
- Kirby answers in fragments, and that is the point.
発音のポイント
- got your — Got your often collapses toward gotcha.
- jumped at it — Jumped at it links across the t and the vowel.
- top-heavy — Both halves of top-heavy take a stress.
In spite of your victories, you can't shut out every decent impulse and survive.The core of Ramsey's warning: winning everything and feeling nothing is not a life.
You'll scream for help and suddenly find yourself alone in the world.The specific future he predicts for Kirby, based on what happened to him.
because I've suddenly realized that I haven't lost a thing, that I never gained one moment's happiness out of it.His strange comfort: the empire never made him happy, so losing it costs him nothing.
You're top-heavy with power right now, Anthony, but you're going to crack under it.The image of power as weight, the line that summarizes the whole warning.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Kirby change his mind about the presidency?
He decides his own son, Tony, should be president instead of Kincaid, even though he had promised the position to Kincaid to secure his support.
Why has Ramsey come to see Kirby?
Not to beg. He says he thought of asking for mercy but could find no basis for it, since Kirby destroyed their friendship years ago.
What is Ramsey's warning?
He says Kirby's power will eventually crush him, that he will call for help and find himself alone, and that this is what happened to Ramsey himself.
Why does Ramsey say he has lost nothing?
Because his wealth never made him happy. Losing the business costs him nothing he valued, which is the basis of his calm in the scene.
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