While holding her arms, Saki confesses that there is one part of the play’s Lady Macbeth that she doesn’t understand. “For Macbeth, she had such angry determination that whether it is murder or blood, she doesn’t have the slightest degree of fear. How come in this drama, she’ll suddenly suffer from a mental disorder that she’ll see an illusion of her hands covered in blood..”
Yoshio says that in the end, it is that part. He says that indeed,
it actually wasn’t written in the script on when is the definite turning point
that made Lady Macbeth become like that. “Then, regarding THIS TURNING POINT,
what do you think that it should be?”
This puzzles Saki. Yoshio tells her that it is also okay to
depend on her imagination. Saki admits that honestly, she doesn’t know why because
before this part of the play, Lady Macbeth has such a strong fighting spirit that
she firmly believe that she can directly face her own sin. “She totally doesn’t
fear nor have any sign of wavering because of guilt. But, why..”
Sitting down on the chair, Yoshio says that he understands,
that is it for today. This surprises Saki. He says that they cannot always
rehearse just for this scene so they’ll go to the next scene. Flustered Saki
says, okay.. Nobuhiko quietly watches all this.
Later on, Saki is going out of the theater when she notices
that it is raining hard. She is surprised when Nobuhiko calls out to her and
says that even if it is nothing much for her to stay this late but did she
bring an umbrella. Saki says that she didn’t. Nobuhiko offers to walk her to
the station.
As they quietly walk, Saki wonders if Nobuhiko is specially
waiting for her..but why? “He is the type who simply won’t do this kind of
thing to a colleague. Could it be that he..already already guessed that I..?”
Nobuhiko calls out to her that she snaps out of it. She asks what. He asks her
if she had thought of the turning point when Lady Macbeth is stricken with
mental disorder.
She sadly says she still have not..and basically, she has no
clue. He says is that so. He looks at her which startles her. She blushes a bit
and quickly looks away. After a pause, Nobuhiko says that in short, she played
Lady Macbeth quite remarkably before being stricken with mental disorder.
“More callous compared to Macbeth, possessing a woman’s
beauty and has ruthless strong will but.. no matter how strong a person is, as
long as one loses one’s SUPPORT, one will become weak and helpless then
afterwards, will fall apart.” This surprises Saki as she thinks, support?
Then, Nobuhiko says that they’re here at the station. She
thanks him. He says that it is nothing, he just happen to pass by, that’s all.
“See you.” Nervous Saki turns to him and says, yes, see you tomorrow. Saki
quickly walks away as Nobuhiko quietly looks at her.
Kasane thinks that she definitely has to throw away
everything. “Whether it is suspicion as well as the gradual recovering longing
[for him].. Outside the stage, walking so close to each other is really too dangerous..
After all, we are already like ‘united as one body’ like that— It is just like
Macbeth and his wife. ..united as one body?...
...*recalls Nobuhiko saying that as long as one loses one’s
support, one will become weak and helpless then afterwards, will fall part.*
Could it be..” During practice again, Saki is seriously reading the script.
Yoshio says that today, they are going to start at act 5 scene 2, and they’ll
leave the first scene’s sleep walking for later.
Saki thinks that perhaps, she already understands it with
the help of the hint that Nobuhiko gave her yesterday. “It is probably because
for her husband, Lady Macbeth is no longer a necessary existence. *Macbeth
shouting that he’ll fight vigorously always until all of his body’s flesh has
been hacked off to its bones!* At least, she is already reduced to a state
wherein there’s no need to use ‘united as one body’ again--”
Yoshio comments that Macbeth has already forgotten about
fear and guilt in order to become an arrogant despot. “And, at this moment,
England’s army is setting out towards him. His ‘final line’ is gradually
approaching--” Saki thinks that is right..afterwards, being threatened by
desperate straits, the frantic [/crazy] king suddenly asked the doctor
regarding his wife’s condition. Macbeth asks, “How is the patient right now?”
Saki thinks, ‘patient’ and in Shakespeare’s original
writing, it is written as ‘your patient’. “Towards his own wife, he unexpectedly
used that kind of distant term, when before, Macbeth will absolutely not do
that. *Macbeth says, ‘My beloved wife’ [<- before] There’s no need for you
to know. My adorable.’* [<-afterwards in the original Shakespeare text, it
is dearest chuck from being beloved; this is regarding Basho’s murder]...
...The ‘monozygotic married couple’ whose deep love cause
them to mutually call out each other as they fall into wickedness. At this
time, they already cannot interlink their feelings.. ‘patient’, this term shows
the distance between the two. For one’s husband, the wife became cold-hearted
and become covered in blood.
It is precisely because of this, after Lady Macbeth had lose
the value of ‘her existence that is for her husband’, the only thing left is
guilt.” Saki looks at her bloodied hand with the image of ghostly Nina in
front. Saki suddenly falls down from her chair in fright. This made Yoshio and
the others call out to her. Trembling Saki mutters, “..Ni[na]..no..” Saki thinks
that it is the thing that Lady Macbeth and she don’t want to see.
Skeleton faced Nina holds Kasane’s face and says, “Look
clearly at the ‘sin’ that you have committed.” Saki suddenly screams loudly. An
actress and Nobuhiko ask if Saki is okay. Saki is breathing hard then she
faints. As Nobuhiko calls out to Saki, Yoshio asks who’ll help him call up
Kingo for Saki is his actress. A man asks if they aren’t going to call an
ambulance. Yoshio says probably. He tells him that before, Kingo told him that
if Saki starts to go mad like this, they are to first tell him.
In her dream, Kasane, as Lady Macbeth, is running. She falls
down and Nina says that she and also Nishizawa Ichika are killed by her..and
also, short-lived actress ‘Tanzawa Nina’. “Uno Nobuhiko always call out Saki’s
name is also because.. he is in such pain as he sees his lover’s shadow on
you.. It is because of you that everyone had suffered..
...Do you have the awareness to look straight at your ‘sin’?
Kasane.. Kasane.. Kasane!” And, Kasane suddenly wakes up in a start which
surprises Nogiku. Holding her head, Kasane asks where is this.. Nogiku says
that it is Kasane’s house. Kingo complains that she suddenly went insane during
the rehearsal then fell over. Kasane apologizes for giving him trouble but she
is already okay. Nogiku asks if that is true.
After a pause, Kasane asks Nogiku to please stay over for
tonight. “I’m so afraid.. right now.. if I were to be alone..” Nogiku calls out
her name. As crying Kasane holds on to Nogiku, Kingo thinks that in the end,
has she fallen in the same situation as Sugeyo when playing Macbeth..?
Comment: Surely, Nobuhiko
has a hunch on about Saki but he doesn’t have any proof. Since Kasane now knows
what caused Lady Macbeth’s dramatic change, she has to face her ‘sin’ through
ghost Nina. It is interesting that it isn’t just the two ‘deaths’ that was
mentioned but also of the fictional death of actress ‘Nina’ and how Nobuhiko is
suffering because of a lost loved one.
Yoshio is really a tough director that he doesn’t like pampering the actors/actresses for he wants them to figure it out on their own and he is only going to direct them. Basically, he has no time for amateur’s issues regarding the play. And, he seems very obedient in following Kingo’s instructions to call him if something happens to Saki. Actually, he seems very calm..too calm. For Kasane to cry and cling on to Nogiku, it makes me think that Nogiku is the older sister. ^^; Scans by RAD汉化组
Yoshio is really a tough director that he doesn’t like pampering the actors/actresses for he wants them to figure it out on their own and he is only going to direct them. Basically, he has no time for amateur’s issues regarding the play. And, he seems very obedient in following Kingo’s instructions to call him if something happens to Saki. Actually, he seems very calm..too calm. For Kasane to cry and cling on to Nogiku, it makes me think that Nogiku is the older sister. ^^; Scans by RAD汉化组
Word of the day:
Does guilt for sin have its icy hands around your heart? Is
it strangling your joy and making you forget that God’s forgiveness is not
based on what you do but on what Christ has done? Ask for His forgiveness. Then
thank Him for it, and moment by moment remind yourself of the wonder of God’s
grace. ~ Our Daily Bread
yes! thanks for translating! so lady macbeth lost her support that was her dependency on her husband and no longer needs him but causes her to face her guilt? do you think that happened to izana and will happen to kasane? also, what was their support? is it the lipstick? if so, when they lose their beauty do they face depression and despair or is their support something else? i just feel there may be a connection to lady macbeths mental disorder to kasane and her mother. or maybe nogiku is more similar as she relies on "revenge" to justify her actions. also, kasane clinging to her made me feel she is older as well and to kasane, she might as well be as she told her she was 21 when kingo asked her age.
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading ^-^
DeleteIt depends. I don't think it is the lipstick because Izana is still beautiful as well as Kasane. It should be something else.
For now, Nogiku isn't afflicted with any guilt for she believes what she did is right. Lady Macbeth is more on 'killing' to attain something which Kasane kind of did..and most likely, Izana, too.
Ya.
Thank you. I actually think Kasane is quite selfish..she still wants Nobuhiko but she only got him thanks to Nina..And still she mercilessy ruined her life ...
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome.
DeleteIs that so. So, you prefer that she don't get him? I don't think she got Nobuhiko solely thanks to Nina. Nobuhiko isn't into 'Nina's looks but her acting and dedication to it. If you meant that other director whom Nina loves, then I would agree with you.
I cannot exactly solely blame Kasane for that either. ^^; Nina wanted it but didn't realize the consequences when she agreed to it. Unfortunately, iirc, she realized too late what she really wanted. I think things can be different if Nina didn't try to commit suicide.