THEPROLOGUE
EnterChorus.
Koret
CHORUS.Twohouseholds,bothalikein
værdighed
dignity,InfairVerona,wherewelayourscene
scene,Fromancientgrudgebreaktony
newmutiny,Wherecivilbloodgør
makescivilhandsunclean.Fromforth
de
thefatalloinsoftheseto
twofoesApairofstar-cross’dloverstager
taketheirlife;Whosemisadventur’dpiteous
vælter
overthrowsDothwiththeirdeathbegrave
burytheirparents’strife.Thefearful
passage
passageoftheirdeath-mark’dlove,Og
Andthecontinuanceoftheirparents’vrede
rage,Which,buttheirchildren’sende
end,noughtcouldremove,Isnu
nowthetwohours’trafficofourstage;ACTI
Scene
SCENEI.Apublicplace.EnterSampson
og
andGregoryarmedwithswordsog
andbucklers.SAMPSON.
Gregory,onmy
ord
word,we’llnotcarrycoals.GREGORY.
Nej
No,forthenweshouldbecolliers.SAMPSON.
I
mener
mean,ifwebeincholer,we’lltrække
draw.GREGORY.
Ay,whileyou
lever
live,drawyourneckouto’thecollar.SAMPSON.
I
slår
strikequickly,beingmoved.GREGORY.
Men
Butthouartnotquicklybevæget
movedtostrike.SAMPSON.
A
hund
dogofthehouseofMontaguebevæger
movesme.GREGORY.
Tomoveisto
røre
stir;andtobevaliantisto
stå
stand:therefore,ifthouart
bevæget
moved,thourunn’staway.SAMPSON.
En
Adogofthathouseshallmovemetostå
stand.Iwilltakethe
muren
wallofanymanortjenestepige
maidofMontague’s.GREGORY.
That
viser
showstheeaweakslave,fortheweakestgår
goestothewall.SAMPSON.
Sandt
True,andthereforewomen,beingtheweakervessels,areeverthrusttothevæggen
wall:thereforeIwillpushMontague’smenfromthe
væggen
wall,andthrusthismaidstothevæggen
wall.GREGORY.
Thequarrelis
mellem
betweenourmastersandustheirmen.SAMPSON.
’Tis
alle
allone,Iwillshowmyselfatyrant:når
whenIhavefoughtwiththemenIvil
willbecivilwiththemaids,Ivil
willcutofftheirheads.GREGORY.
Theheadsofthemaids?
SAMPSON.
Ay,theheadsofthemaids,
eller
ortheirmaidenheads;takeitinwhat
forstand
sensethouwilt.GREGORY.
They
må
musttakeitinsenseat
thatfeelit.SAMPSON.
Metheyshall
føle
feelwhileIamabletostå
stand:and’tisknownIam
et
aprettypieceofflesh.GREGORY.
’Tis
godt
wellthouartnotfish;hvis
ifthouhadst,thouhadstbeenstakkels
poorJohn.Drawthytool;
her
herecomesofthehouseofMontagues.EnterAbram
og
andBalthasar.SAMPSON.
Mynaked
våben
weaponisout:quarrel,I
vil
willbackthee.GREGORY.
How?
Vende
Turnthybackandrun?SAMPSON.
Frygte
Fearmenot.GREGORY.
No,marry;
I
frygter
fearthee!SAMPSON.
Letus
tage
takethelawofoursides;lad
letthembegin.GREGORY.
I
vil
willfrownasIpassby,og
andletthemtakeitastheylist.SAMPSON.
Nej
Nay,astheydare.I
vil
willbitemythumbatdem
them,whichisdisgracetothemhvis
iftheybearit.ABRAM.
Doyou
bider
biteyourthumbatus,sir
sir?SAMPSON.
Idobitemythumb,
sir
sir.ABRAM.
Doyoubiteyourthumbatus,
sir
sir?SAMPSON.
Isthelawofour
side
sideifIsayay?GREGORY.
No.
SAMPSON.
No
sir
sir,Idonotbitemytommelfinger
thumbatyou,sir;butI
bider
bitemythumb,sir.GREGORY.
Doyouquarrel,
sir
sir?ABRAM.
Quarrel,sir?
No,
sir
sir.SAMPSON.
Butifyou
gør
do,sir,Iamforyou.I
tjener
serveasgoodamanasyou.ABRAM.
Ikke
Nobetter.SAMPSON.
Well,sir.
EnterBenvolio.
GREGORY.
Sig
Saybetter;herecomesoneofmymaster’skinsmen.
SAMPSON.
Ja
Yes,better,sir.ABRAM.
You
lyver
lie.SAMPSON.
Draw,ifyoubemen.
Gregory,
husk
rememberthywashingblow.BENVOLIO.
Part,fools!
læg
putupyourswords,youved
knownotwhatyoudo.EnterTybalt.
TYBALT.
Hvad
What,artthoudrawnamongdisse
theseheartlesshinds?TurntheeBenvolio,
se
lookuponthydeath.BENVOLIO.
I
gør
dobutkeepthepeace,læg
putupthysword,Ormanageittoskille
partthesemenwithme.TYBALT.
Hvad
What,drawn,andtalkoffred
peace?IhatethewordAsI
hader
hatehell,allMontagues,andthee:Haveatthee,
kujon
coward.EnterthreeorfourCitizens
med
withclubs.FIRSTCITIZEN.
Clubs,bills
og
andpartisans!Strike!
Beatthem
ned
down!DownwiththeCapulets!
Ned
DownwiththeMontagues!EnterCapuletinhis
kjole
gown,andLadyCapulet.CAPULET.
What
støj
noiseisthis?Givememylong
sværd
sword,ho!LADYCAPULET.
A
krykke
crutch,acrutch!Whycallyoufor
et
asword?CAPULET.
Mysword,I
siger
say!OldMontagueiscome,
Og
Andflourisheshisbladeintrods
spiteofme.EnterMontague
og
andhisLadyMontague.MONTAGUE.
Thou
skurk
villainCapulet!Holdmenot,
lad
letmego.LADYMONTAGUE.
Thoushaltnotstirone
fod
foottoseekafoe.Enter
Prins
PrinceEscalus,withAttendants.PRINCE.
Oprørske
Rebellioussubjects,enemiestopeace,Profanersofdette
thisneighbour-stainedsteel,—Willtheynot
høre
hear?What,ho!
Youmen,youbeasts,
Der
Thatquenchthefireofyourperniciousvrede
rageWithpurplefountainsissuingfromyourveins,Onpainoftortur
torture,fromthosebloodyhandsSmid
Throwyourmistemper’dweaponstothejorden
groundAndhearthesentenceofyourbevægede
movedprince.Threecivilbrawls,bredof
et
anairyword,Bythee,oldCapulet,og
andMontague,Havethricedisturb’dthequietofourstreets,Og
AndmadeVerona’sancientcitizensKastet
Castbytheirgravebeseemingornaments,Towieldoldpartisans,inhandsasold,Canker’dmed
withpeace,topartyourcanker’dhad
hate.Ifeveryoudisturbourstreets
igen
again,Yourlivesshallpaythemiste
forfeitofthepeace.For
denne
thistimealltherestdepartaway:You,Capulet,shall
gå
goalongwithme,AndMontague,kom
comeyouthisafternoon,Tokende
knowourfartherpleasureindenne
thiscase,TooldFree-town,ourfælles
commonjudgement-place.Oncemore,onpainof
døden
death,allmendepart.[Exeunt
Prins
PrinceandAttendants;MONTAGUE.
Whoset
denne
thisancientquarrelnewabroach?Tal
Speak,nephew,wereyoubyda
whenitbegan?BENVOLIO.
Hereweretheservantsofyour
modstander
adversaryAndyours,closefightingereIdidapproach.I
trak
drewtopartthem,intheøjeblik
instantcameThefieryTybalt,med
withhisswordprepar’d,Which,ashebreath’ddefiancetomyears,Hesvingede
swungabouthishead,andskære
cutthewinds,Whonothingskade
hurtwithal,hiss’dhiminforagt
scorn.Whilewewereinterchangingthrusts
og
andblowsCamemoreandmere
more,andfoughtonpartog
andpart,TillthePrincekom
came,whopartedeitherpart.LADYMONTAGUE.
O
hvor
whereisRomeo,sawyouhimtoday?Right
glad
gladIamhewasnotatdenne
thisfray.BENVOLIO.
Madam,an
time
hourbeforetheworshipp’dsunPeer’dforththegyldne
goldenwindowoftheeast,Atroubledsind
minddravemetowalkabroad,Hvor
WhereunderneaththegroveofsycamoreThatwestwardrootethfromdenne
thiscityside,Soearlygå
walkingdidIseeyourson.Mod
TowardshimImade,buthewaswareofmig
me,Andstoleintothecovertofthewood.Jeg
I,measuringhisaffectionsbymyegne
own,Whichthenmostsoughtwheremostkunne
mightnotbefound,Beingen
onetoomanybymytrætte
wearyself,Pursu’dmyhumour,notforfulgte
pursuinghis,Andgladlyshunn’dwhogladlyflygtede
fledfromme.MONTAGUE.
Many
en
amorninghathhetherebeenset
seen,Withtearsaugmentingthefreshmorning’sdew,Tilføje
Addingtocloudsmorecloudsmed
withhisdeepsighs;Butallso
snart
soonastheall-cheeringsunSkulle
Shouldinthefarthesteastbegynde
begintodrawTheshadycurtainsfromAurora’sseng
bed,Awayfromlightstealshjem
homemyheavyson,Andprivat
privateinhischamberpenshimself,Lukker
Shutsuphiswindows,locksfair
fairdaylightoutAndmakeshimselfen
anartificialnight.Blackandportentous
må
mustthishumourprove,Unlessgod
goodcounselmaythecausefjerne
remove.BENVOLIO.
Mynobleuncle,doyou
ved
knowthecause?MONTAGUE.
Ineither
ved
knowitnorcanlearnofham
him.BENVOLIO.
Haveyouimportun’dhimby
nogen
anymeans?MONTAGUE.
Bothbymyself
og
andmanyotherfriends;But
han
he,hisownaffections’counsellor,Istohimself—Ivil
willnotsayhowtrue—Men
Buttohimselfsosecretog
andsoclose,Sofarfromlyde
soundinganddiscovery,Asisthebudbitmed
withanenviouswormErehekan
canspreadhissweetleavestotheair,Eller
Ordedicatehisbeautytothesolen
sun.Couldwebutlearnfromwhencehissorrowsvokse
grow,Wewouldaswillinglygive
givecureasknow.EnterRomeo.
BENVOLIO.
Se
See,wherehecomes.Sopleaseyou
træde
stepaside;I’llknowhisgrievance
eller
orbemuchdenied.MONTAGUE.
I
ville
wouldthouwertsohappybythyophold
stayToheartrueshrift.Kom
Come,madam,let’saway,.BENVOLIO.
Goodmorrow,
fætter
cousin.ROMEO.
Isthedayso
ung
young?