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Romeo and Juliet | Progressive Translation Books for French A1 Students

Romeo and Juliet | Progressive Translation Books for French A1 Students

Unlock the potential of this modern translation approach, designed to enhance your language learning experience. By allowing you to choose your difficulty level, it guarantees a personalized challenge that's suited to your progress. This method promotes comprehension by encouraging you to infer the meaning of new words from context, rather than relying heavily on direct translations. Though some translations are obscured to stimulate guessing, it's perfectly fine to consult a dictionary when needed. This technique combines challenge and support, making language learning fun and effective. Explore these translated classics to enjoy literature while advancing your language skills.

THEPROLOGUE
EnterChorus.
CHORUS.
Twohouseholds,bothalikeindignity,InfairVerona,
où
wherewelayourscene,Fromancientgrudge
rupture
breaktonewmutiny,Wherecivil
sang
bloodmakescivilhandsunclean.
Fromforth
les
thefatalloinsofthese
deux
twofoesApairofstar-cross’dlovers
prendre
taketheirlife;
Whosemisadventur’dpiteousoverthrowsDoth
avec
withtheirdeathburytheirparents’strife.
Thefearfulpassageoftheirdeath-mark’d
amour
love,Andthecontinuanceoftheirparents’rage,
Qui
Which,buttheirchildren’send,nought
pourrait
couldremove,Isnowthe
deux
twohours’trafficofourstage;
ACTI
SCENEI.
Un
Apublicplace.
EnterSampson
et
andGregoryarmedwithswords
et
andbucklers.
SAMPSON.
Gregory,onmy
parole
word,we’llnotcarrycoals.
GREGORY.
Non
No,forthenweshouldbecolliers.
SAMPSON.
I
veux dire
mean,ifwebeincholer,we’lldraw.
GREGORY.
Ay,whileyou
vivras
live,drawyourneckouto’thecollar.
SAMPSON.
Istrikequickly,beingmoved.
GREGORY.
Mais
Butthouartnotquicklymovedtostrike.
SAMPSON.
Un
AdogofthehouseofMontaguemoves
me
me.
GREGORY.
Tomoveistostir;
et
andtobevaliantisto
tenir
stand:
therefore,ifthouart
déplacé
moved,thourunn’staway.
SAMPSON.
Un
Adogofthathouseshallmovemetostand.
Iwill
prendrai
takethewallofany
homme
manormaidofMontague’s.
GREGORY.
That
montre
showstheeaweakslave,for
le
theweakestgoestothewall.
SAMPSON.
Vrai
True,andthereforewomen,beingtheweakervessels,areeverthrusttothewall:
thereforeI
vais
willpushMontague’smenfrom
les
thewall,andthrusthismaidsto
les
thewall.
GREGORY.
Thequarrelis
entre
betweenourmastersandustheirmen.
SAMPSON.
’Tis
tout
allone,Iwillshowmyselfatyrant:
quand
whenIhavefoughtwiththemenIwillbecivil
avec
withthemaids,Iwill
couperai
cutofftheirheads.
GREGORY.
Les
Theheadsofthemaids?
SAMPSON.
Ay,
les
theheadsofthemaids,
ou
ortheirmaidenheads;
takeitinwhatsensethouwilt.
GREGORY.
They
doivent
musttakeitinsensethatfeelit.
SAMPSON.
Metheyshall
sentiront
feelwhileIamableto
tenir
stand:
and’tisknownIam
un
aprettypieceofflesh.
GREGORY.
’Tis
bien
wellthouartnotfish;
si
ifthouhadst,thouhadstbeen
pauvre
poorJohn.
Drawthytool;
herecomesof
la
thehouseofMontagues.
EnterAbram
et
andBalthasar.
SAMPSON.
Mynakedweaponisout:
quarrel,Iwillbackthee.
GREGORY.
Comment
How?
Turnthybackandrun?
SAMPSON.
Fearmenot.
GREGORY.
Non
No,marry;
Ifearthee!
SAMPSON.
Letus
prenons
takethelawofoursides;
laissez
letthembegin.
GREGORY.
I
vais
willfrownasIpassby,
et
andletthemtakeitastheylist.
SAMPSON.
Nay,astheydare.
I
vais
willbitemythumbat
eux
them,whichisdisgracetothemiftheybearit.
ABRAM.
Doyoubiteyourthumbat
nous
us,sir?
SAMPSON.
Idobitemythumb,
monsieur
sir.
ABRAM.
Doyoubiteyourthumbat
nous
us,sir?
SAMPSON.
Isthe
loi
lawofoursideifI
dis
sayay?
GREGORY.
No.
SAMPSON.
No
monsieur
sir,Idonotbitemythumbatyou,
monsieur
sir;
butIbitemythumb,
monsieur
sir.
GREGORY.
Doyouquarrel,
monsieur
sir?
ABRAM.
Quarrel,sir?
No,
monsieur
sir.
SAMPSON.
Butifyou
faites
do,sir,Iamforyou.
Iserveas
bon
goodamanasyou.
ABRAM.
Pas
Nobetter.
SAMPSON.
Well,sir.
EnterBenvolio.
GREGORY.
Dites
Saybetter;
herecomesoneofmymaster’skinsmen.
SAMPSON.
Yes,
mieux
better,sir.
ABRAM.
Youlie.
SAMPSON.
Draw,
si
ifyoubemen.
Gregory,rememberthywashingblow.
BENVOLIO.
Part,fools!
putupyourswords,you
savez
knownotwhatyoudo.
EnterTybalt.
TYBALT.
Ce
What,artthoudrawnamong
ces
theseheartlesshinds?
TurntheeBenvolio,
regarde
lookuponthydeath.
BENVOLIO.
I
ne
dobutkeepthepeace,
mettez
putupthysword,Ormanageitto
séparer
partthesemenwithme.
TYBALT.
Quoi
What,drawn,andtalkofpeace?
I
déteste
hatethewordAsI
déteste
hatehell,allMontagues,andthee:
Haveatthee,coward.
Enter
trois
threeorfourCitizenswithclubs.
Premier
FIRSTCITIZEN.
Clubs,billsandpartisans!
Strike!
Beatthemdown!
Bas
DownwiththeCapulets!
Downwith
les
theMontagues!
EnterCapuletinhisgown,
et
andLadyCapulet.
CAPULET.
Whatnoiseisthis?
Donne
Givememylongsword,ho!
LADYCAPULET.
Une
Acrutch,acrutch!
Why
appelé
callyouforasword?
CAPULET.
Mysword,I
dis
say!
OldMontagueiscome,
Et
Andflourisheshisbladeinspiteof
moi
me.
EnterMontagueandhis
Dame
LadyMontague.
MONTAGUE.
ThouvillainCapulet!
Tiens
Holdmenot,letme
aller
go.
LADYMONTAGUE.
Thoushaltnotstironefoottoseekafoe.
EnterPrinceEscalus,
avec
withAttendants.
PRINCE.
Rebellioussubjects,enemiestopeace,Profanersof
cet
thisneighbour-stainedsteel,—
Willtheynot
entendent
hear?
What,ho!
Youmen,youbeasts,
Qui
Thatquenchthefireofyourperniciousrage
Avec
Withpurplefountainsissuingfromyourveins,Onpainoftorture,from
ces
thosebloodyhandsThrowyourmistemper’dweaponstotheground
Et
Andhearthesentenceofyourmovedprince.
Trois
Threecivilbrawls,bredofanairy
mot
word,Bythee,oldCapulet,
et
andMontague,Havethricedisturb’dthe
calme
quietofourstreets,And
fait
madeVerona’sancientcitizensCastbytheirgravebeseemingornaments,Towield
vieux
oldpartisans,inhandsas
vieux
old,Canker’dwithpeace,to
séparer
partyourcanker’dhate.
Ifeveryoudisturbourstreets
nouveau
again,Yourlivesshallpay
la
theforfeitofthepeace.
For
ce
thistimealltherestdepartaway:
You,Capulet,shall
allez
goalongwithme,AndMontague,
venez
comeyouthisafternoon,To
connaître
knowourfartherpleasureinthis
affaire
case,TooldFree-town,ourcommonjudgement-place.
Once
plus
more,onpainofdeath,
tous
allmendepart.
[ExeuntPrince
et
andAttendants;
MONTAGUE.
Whoset
cette
thisancientquarrelnewabroach?
Parle
Speak,nephew,wereyouby
quand
whenitbegan?
BENVOLIO.
Herewere
les
theservantsofyouradversary
Et
Andyours,closefightingereIdidapproach.
Idrewto
séparer
partthem,intheinstant
venu
cameThefieryTybalt,withhisswordprepar’d,Which,ashebreath’ddefiancetomyears,Heswungabouthis
tête
head,andcutthewinds,Who
rien
nothinghurtwithal,hiss’dhiminscorn.
Whilewewereinterchangingthrusts
et
andblowsCamemoreand
plus
more,andfoughtonpart
et
andpart,TillthePrince
vienne
came,whopartedeitherpart.
LADYMONTAGUE.
O
où
whereisRomeo,sawyouhim
aujourd'hui
today?
RightgladIamhewasnotat
cette
thisfray.
BENVOLIO.
Madam,anhour
avant
beforetheworshipp’dsunPeer’dforththegoldenwindowoftheeast,Atroubled
esprit
minddravemetowalkabroad,
Où
WhereunderneaththegroveofsycamoreThatwestwardrootethfrom
ce
thiscityside,SoearlywalkingdidI
vu
seeyourson.
TowardshimImade,
mais
buthewaswareofme,
Et
Andstoleintothecovertofthewood.
Je
I,measuringhisaffectionsbymyown,Whichthenmostsought
où
wheremostmightnotbefound,Being
un
onetoomanybymywearyself,Pursu’dmyhumour,notpursuing
ses
his,Andgladlyshunn’dwhogladlyfledfrom
moi
me.
MONTAGUE.
Manyamorninghathhetherebeen
vu
seen,Withtearsaugmentingthefreshmorning’sdew,Addingtoclouds
plus
morecloudswithhisdeepsighs;
Mais
Butallsosoonastheall-cheeringsunShouldinthefarthesteastbegintodrawTheshadycurtainsfromAurora’s
lit
bed,Awayfromlightstealshomemyheavy
fils
son,Andprivateinhischamberpenshimself,
Ferme
Shutsuphiswindows,locksfairdaylightout
Et
Andmakeshimselfanartificial
nuit
night.
Blackandportentousmust
cet
thishumourprove,Unlessgoodcounsel
puissent
maythecauseremove.
BENVOLIO.
Mynoble
oncle
uncle,doyouknowthe
cause
cause?
MONTAGUE.
Ineitherknowitnor
peux
canlearnofhim.
BENVOLIO.
Haveyouimportun’dhimbyanymeans?
MONTAGUE.
Bothbymyself
et
andmanyotherfriends;
Buthe,his
propre
ownaffections’counsellor,Istohimself—Iwillnot
dirai
sayhowtrue—
Buttohimselfsosecret
et
andsoclose,Sofarfromsounding
et
anddiscovery,Asisthebud
mordu
bitwithanenviouswormErehe
puisse
canspreadhissweetleavestotheair,
Ou
Ordedicatehisbeautytothesun.
Puisse
Couldwebutlearnfromwhencehissorrowsgrow,Wewouldaswillinglygivecureasknow.
EnterRomeo.
BENVOLIO.
Voyez
See,wherehecomes.
Sopleaseyoustepaside;
I’ll
connaîtrai
knowhisgrievanceorbe
beaucoup
muchdenied.
MONTAGUE.
Iwouldthouwertso
heureux
happybythystayTo
entendre
heartrueshrift.
Come,madam,let’saway,.
BENVOLIO.
Goodmorrow,cousin.
ROMEO.
Is
le
thedaysoyoung?