「～てはいただけません」- Why the は?


> こんなちなみを ・・ ・・  
>  ユルしてはいただけませんの？

I'm playing Ace Attorney 3 (逆転裁判３), and there's a girl in the dock (ちなみ)
giving evidence. She's just been found to be lying about something and is
asking for forgiveness.

I've seen the pattern ～ていただけませんか as a humble request, but why has she put a は
after the て?




When you see a 「は」 in the following structures, it emphasizes the preceding
verb, adjective or noun.

> "[連用形]{れんようけい} (conjunctive form) or the て-form of a verb + 「は」"
>
> "連用形 of an adjective + 「は」"
>
> "Noun + 「で」 + 「は」"

「ユルして + は + いただけませんの？」 fits the first pattern above and in the phrase, the
speaker is subtly adding emphasis to her petition for mercy. Without the 「は」,
she could sound pretty arrogant. She could sound like she takes it for granted
that she will be forgiven.




When you see a 「は」 in the following structures, it emphasizes the preceding
verb, adjective or noun.

> "[連用形]{れんようけい} (conjunctive form) or the て-form of a verb + 「は」"
>
> "連用形 of an adjective + 「は」"
>
> "Noun + 「で」 + 「は」"

「ユルして + は + いただけませんの？」 fits the first pattern above and in the phrase, the
speaker is subtly adding emphasis to her petition for mercy. Without the 「は」,
she could sound pretty arrogant. She could sound like she takes it for granted
that she will be forgiven.

