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Romeo and Juliet | Progressively Translated Dutch A1 Books

Romeo and Juliet | Progressively Translated Dutch A1 Books

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THEPROLOGUE
EnterChorus.
CHORUS.
Twee
Twohouseholds,bothalikeindignity,InfairVerona,
waar
wherewelayourscene,Fromancientgrudgebreakto
nieuwe
newmutiny,Wherecivilblood
maakt
makescivilhandsunclean.
Fromforth
de
thefatalloinsofthese
twee
twofoesApairofstar-cross’dlovers
nemen
taketheirlife;
Whosemisadventur’dpiteousoverthrowsDoth
met
withtheirdeathburytheirparents’strife.
Thefearfulpassageoftheirdeath-mark’d
liefde
love,Andthecontinuanceoftheirparents’rage,
Die
Which,buttheirchildren’send,nought
kon
couldremove,Isnowthe
twee
twohours’trafficofourstage;
ACTI
SCENEI.
Een
Apublicplace.
EnterSampson
en
andGregoryarmedwithswords
en
andbucklers.
SAMPSON.
Gregory,onmy
woord
word,we’llnotcarrycoals.
GREGORY.
Nee
No,forthenweshouldbecolliers.
SAMPSON.
I
bedoel
mean,ifwebeincholer,we’lldraw.
GREGORY.
Ay,whileyou
leeft
live,drawyourneckouto’
de
thecollar.
SAMPSON.
Istrikequickly,beingmoved.
GREGORY.
Maar
Butthouartnotquickly
verplaatst
movedtostrike.
SAMPSON.
A
hond
dogofthehouseofMontaguemoves
me
me.
GREGORY.
Tomoveistostir;
en
andtobevaliantisto
staan
stand:
therefore,ifthouart
verplaatst
moved,thourunn’staway.
SAMPSON.
Een
Adogofthathouseshallmovemeto
staan
stand.
Iwilltakethewallof
elke
anymanormaidofMontague’s.
GREGORY.
Dat
Thatshowstheeaweakslave,for
de
theweakestgoestothewall.
SAMPSON.
Waar
True,andthereforewomen,being
de
theweakervessels,areeverthrustto
de
thewall:
thereforeIwillpushMontague’smenfrom
de
thewall,andthrusthismaidsto
de
thewall.
GREGORY.
Thequarrelis
tussen
betweenourmastersandustheirmen.
SAMPSON.
’Tisallone,I
zal
willshowmyselfatyrant:
als
whenIhavefoughtwith
de
themenIwillbecivil
met
withthemaids,Iwillcutofftheirheads.
GREGORY.
De
Theheadsofthemaids?
SAMPSON.
Ay,
de
theheadsofthemaids,
of
ortheirmaidenheads;
takeitinwhatsensethouwilt.
GREGORY.
They
moeten
musttakeitinsense
dat
thatfeelit.
SAMPSON.
Metheyshall
voelen
feelwhileIamabletostand:
en
and’tisknownIam
een
aprettypieceofflesh.
GREGORY.
’Tis
goed
wellthouartnotfish;
als
ifthouhadst,thouhadstbeen
arme
poorJohn.
Drawthytool;
hier
herecomesofthehouseofMontagues.
EnterAbram
en
andBalthasar.
SAMPSON.
Mynakedweaponisout:
quarrel,I
zal
willbackthee.
GREGORY.
How?
Turnthy
rug
backandrun?
SAMPSON.
Fearmenot.
GREGORY.
Nee
No,marry;
Ifearthee!
SAMPSON.
Laten
Letustakethelawofoursides;
laat
letthembegin.
GREGORY.
I
zal
willfrownasIpassby,
en
andletthemtakeitastheylist.
SAMPSON.
Nay,astheydare.
I
zal
willbitemythumbatthem,whichisdisgracetothem
als
iftheybearit.
ABRAM.
Doyoubiteyourthumbat
ons
us,sir?
SAMPSON.
Idobitemythumb,
meneer
sir.
ABRAM.
Doyoubiteyourthumbat
ons
us,sir?
SAMPSON.
Isthe
wet
lawofoursideifI
zeg
sayay?
GREGORY.
No.
SAMPSON.
Nee
Nosir,Idonotbitemythumbatyou,
meneer
sir;
butIbitemythumb,
meneer
sir.
GREGORY.
Doyouquarrel,
meneer
sir?
ABRAM.
Quarrel,sir?
No,
meneer
sir.
SAMPSON.
Butifyou
doet
do,sir,Iamforyou.
Iserveas
goede
goodamanasyou.
ABRAM.
No
beter
better.
SAMPSON.
Well,sir.
EnterBenvolio.
GREGORY.
Zeg
Saybetter;
herecomesoneofmymaster’skinsmen.
SAMPSON.
Ja
Yes,better,sir.
ABRAM.
You
liegt
lie.
SAMPSON.
Draw,ifyoubemen.
Gregory,
onthoud
rememberthywashingblow.
BENVOLIO.
Part,fools!
zet
putupyourswords,you
weet
knownotwhatyoudo.
EnterTybalt.
TYBALT.
Wat
What,artthoudrawnamongtheseheartlesshinds?
Draai
TurntheeBenvolio,lookuponthy
dood
death.
BENVOLIO.
Idobutkeep
de
thepeace,putupthysword,
Of
Ormanageittopartthesemen
met
withme.
TYBALT.
What,drawn,
en
andtalkofpeace?
I
haat
hatethewordAsI
haat
hatehell,allMontagues,andthee:
Haveatthee,coward.
Enter
drie
threeorfourCitizenswithclubs.
Eerste
FIRSTCITIZEN.
Clubs,billsandpartisans!
Strike!
Sla
Beatthemdown!
Downwith
de
theCapulets!
DownwiththeMontagues!
EnterCapuletinhisgown,
en
andLadyCapulet.
CAPULET.
Whatnoiseis
dit
this?
Givememylongsword,ho!
LADYCAPULET.
Een
Acrutch,acrutch!
Why
bel
callyouforasword?
CAPULET.
Mysword,I
zeg
say!
OldMontagueiscome,
En
Andflourisheshisbladeinspiteof
mij
me.
EnterMontagueandhis
Lady
LadyMontague.
MONTAGUE.
ThouvillainCapulet!
Hou
Holdmenot,letme
gaan
go.
LADYMONTAGUE.
Thoushaltnotstironefoottoseekafoe.
EnterPrinceEscalus,
met
withAttendants.
PRINCE.
Rebellioussubjects,enemiestopeace,Profanersof
dit
thisneighbour-stainedsteel,—
Willtheynot
horen
hear?
What,ho!
Youmen,youbeasts,Thatquenchthe
vuur
fireofyourperniciousrage
Met
Withpurplefountainsissuingfromyourveins,Onpainoftorture,fromthosebloodyhandsThrowyourmistemper’dweaponstotheground
En
Andhearthesentenceofyourmovedprince.
Drie
Threecivilbrawls,bredof
een
anairyword,Bythee,oldCapulet,
en
andMontague,Havethricedisturb’d
de
thequietofourstreets,
En
AndmadeVerona’sancientcitizensCastbytheirgravebeseemingornaments,Towieldoldpartisans,inhandsasold,Canker’d
met
withpeace,topartyourcanker’d
haat
hate.
Ifeveryoudisturbourstreets
weer
again,Yourlivesshallpaytheforfeitofthepeace.
For
deze
thistimealltherestdepartaway:
You,Capulet,shallgoalong
met
withme,AndMontague,comeyou
deze
thisafternoon,Toknowourfartherpleasurein
deze
thiscase,TooldFree-town,ourcommonjudgement-place.
Oncemore,onpainof
dood
death,allmendepart.
[ExeuntPrince
en
andAttendants;
MONTAGUE.
Whoset
deze
thisancientquarrelnewabroach?
Spreek
Speak,nephew,wereyouby
toen
whenitbegan?
BENVOLIO.
Herewere
de
theservantsofyouradversary
En
Andyours,closefightingereIdidapproach.
Idrewtopart
ze
them,intheinstantcameThefieryTybalt,
met
withhisswordprepar’d,Which,ashebreath’ddefiancetomyears,Heswung
over
abouthishead,andcutthewinds,Who
niets
nothinghurtwithal,hiss’dhiminscorn.
Terwijl
Whilewewereinterchangingthrusts
en
andblowsCamemoreand
meer
more,andfoughtonpart
en
andpart,TillthePrincecame,
die
whopartedeitherpart.
LADYMONTAGUE.
O
waar
whereisRomeo,sawyouhim
vandaag
today?
RightgladIamhewasnotat
dit
thisfray.
BENVOLIO.
Madam,an
uur
hourbeforetheworshipp’dsunPeer’dforththegoldenwindowoftheeast,Atroubled
geest
minddravemetowalkabroad,
Waar
Whereunderneaththegroveofsycamore
Dat
Thatwestwardrootethfromthiscityside,SoearlywalkingdidI
zien
seeyourson.
TowardshimImade,
maar
buthewaswareof
mij
me,Andstoleintothecovertofthewood.
Ik
I,measuringhisaffectionsbymy
eigen
own,Whichthenmostsought
waar
wheremostmightnotbefound,Beingone
te
toomanybymywearyself,Pursu’dmyhumour,notpursuing
zijn
his,Andgladlyshunn’dwhogladlyfledfrom
me
me.
MONTAGUE.
Manyamorninghathhe
daar
therebeenseen,Withtearsaugmenting
de
thefreshmorning’sdew,Addingtoclouds
meer
morecloudswithhisdeepsighs;
Maar
Butallsosoonastheall-cheeringsunShouldinthefarthesteastbegintodrawTheshadycurtainsfromAurora’s
bed
bed,Awayfromlightsteals
huis
homemyheavyson,Andprivateinhischamberpenshimself,Shutsuphiswindows,locksfairdaylightout
En
Andmakeshimselfanartificial
nacht
night.
Blackandportentousmust
deze
thishumourprove,Unlessgoodcounsel
kan
maythecauseremove.
BENVOLIO.
Mynoble
oom
uncle,doyouknowthe
oorzaak
cause?
MONTAGUE.
Ineitherknowitnor
kan
canlearnofhim.
BENVOLIO.
Heb
Haveyouimportun’dhimby
een
anymeans?
MONTAGUE.
Bothbymyselfand
vele
manyotherfriends;
Buthe,his
eigen
ownaffections’counsellor,Istohimself—I
zal
willnotsayhowtrue—
Maar
Buttohimselfsosecret
en
andsoclose,Sofarfromsounding
en
anddiscovery,Asisthebudbitwith
een
anenviouswormErehecanspreadhis
zoete
sweetleavestotheair,
Of
Ordedicatehisbeautyto
de
thesun.Couldwebut
leren
learnfromwhencehissorrowsgrow,We
zouden
wouldaswillinglygivecureas
weten
know.
EnterRomeo.
BENVOLIO.
See,
waar
wherehecomes.
Sopleaseyoustepaside;
I’ll
kennen
knowhisgrievanceorbe
veel
muchdenied.
MONTAGUE.
Iwouldthouwertso
gelukkig
happybythystayTo
horen
heartrueshrift.
Come,madam,let’saway,.
BENVOLIO.
Goodmorrow,cousin.
ROMEO.
Is
de
thedaysoyoung?