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Romeo and Juliet | Progressive Translation Books for Spanish B1 Learners

Romeo and Juliet | Progressive Translation Books for Spanish B1 Learners

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THEPROLOGUE
EnterChorus.
CHORUS.
Twohouseholds,bothalikeindignity,InfairVerona,wherewelayourscene,From
antigua
ancientgrudgebreaktonewmutiny,Where
civil
civilbloodmakescivilhandsunclean.
FromforththefatalloinsofthesetwofoesA
par
pairofstar-cross’dloverstaketheirlife;
Whosemisadventur’dpiteousoverthrowsDothwiththeirdeath
enterrar
burytheirparents’strife.
Thefearfulpassageoftheirdeath-mark’dlove,Andthecontinuanceoftheirparents’rage,Which,buttheirchildren’send,noughtcould
eliminar
remove,Isnowthetwohours’
tráfico
trafficofourstage;
ACTI
SCENEI.Apublicplace.
Entran
EnterSampsonandGregoryarmedwithswordsandbucklers.
SAMPSON.
Gregory,onmyword,we’llnotcarrycoals.
GREGORY.
No,forthenweshouldbecolliers.
SAMPSON.
Imean,ifwebeincholer,we’ll
dibujaremos
draw.
GREGORY.
Ay,whileyoulive,drawyourneckouto’thecollar.
SAMPSON.
I
golpeo
strikequickly,beingmoved.
GREGORY.
Butthouartnotquicklymovedto
atacar
strike.
SAMPSON.
AdogofthehouseofMontaguemovesme.
GREGORY.
Tomoveistostir;
andtobevaliantistostand:
por lo tanto
therefore,ifthouartmoved,thourunn’staway.
SAMPSON.
Adogofthathouseshallmovemetostand.
Iwilltakethewallofanymanor
doncella
maidofMontague’s.
GREGORY.
Thatshowstheea
débil
weakslave,fortheweakestgoestothewall.
SAMPSON.
True,and
por lo tanto
thereforewomen,beingtheweakervessels,areeverthrusttothewall:
por lo tanto
thereforeIwillpushMontague’smenfromthewall,andthrusthismaidstothewall.
GREGORY.
Thequarrelisbetweenourmastersandustheirmen.
SAMPSON.
’Tisallone,Iwillshowmyselfatyrant:
whenIhavefoughtwiththemenIwillbecivilwiththemaids,Iwillcutofftheirheads.
GREGORY.
Theheadsofthemaids?
SAMPSON.
Ay,theheadsofthemaids,ortheirmaidenheads;
takeitinwhatsensethouwilt.
GREGORY.
Theymusttakeitinsensethatfeelit.
SAMPSON.
MetheyshallfeelwhileIamabletostand:
and’tisknownIamaprettypieceof
carne
flesh.
GREGORY.
’Tiswellthouartnotfish;
ifthouhadst,thouhadstbeenpoorJohn.
Drawthytool;
herecomesofthehouseofMontagues.
Entran
EnterAbramandBalthasar.
SAMPSON.
Mynakedweaponisout:
quarrel,Iwillbackthee.
GREGORY.
How?
Turnthybackandrun?
SAMPSON.
Fearmenot.
GREGORY.
No,marry;
Ifearthee!
SAMPSON.
Letustakethelawofoursides;
letthembegin.
GREGORY.
IwillfrownasIpassby,andletthemtakeitastheylist.
SAMPSON.
Nay,astheydare.
Iwill
morderé
bitemythumbatthem,whichisdisgracetothemiftheybearit.
ABRAM.
Doyou
muerde
biteyourthumbatus,sir?
SAMPSON.
Ido
muerdo
bitemythumb,sir.
ABRAM.
Doyou
muerde
biteyourthumbatus,sir?
SAMPSON.
IsthelawofoursideifIsayay?
GREGORY.
No.
SAMPSON.
Nosir,Idonot
muerdo
bitemythumbatyou,sir;
butI
muerdo
bitemythumb,sir.
GREGORY.
Doyouquarrel,sir?
ABRAM.
Quarrel,sir?
No,sir.
SAMPSON.
Butifyoudo,sir,Iamforyou.
I
sirvo
serveasgoodamanasyou.
ABRAM.
Nobetter.
SAMPSON.
Well,sir.
Entra
EnterBenvolio.
GREGORY.
Saybetter;
herecomesoneofmymaster’skinsmen.
SAMPSON.
Yes,better,sir.
ABRAM.
Youlie.
SAMPSON.
Draw,ifyoubemen.
Gregory,rememberthywashingblow.
BENVOLIO.
Part,fools!
putupyourswords,youknownotwhatyoudo.
Entra
EnterTybalt.
TYBALT.
What,artthoudrawn
entre
amongtheseheartlesshinds?
TurntheeBenvolio,lookuponthydeath.
BENVOLIO.
Idobutkeepthepeace,putupthy
espada
sword,Ormanageittopartthesemenwithme.
TYBALT.
What,
dibujado
drawn,andtalkofpeace?
IhatethewordAsIhatehell,allMontagues,andthee:
Haveatthee,
cobarde
coward.
EnterthreeorfourCitizenswithclubs.
FIRSTCITIZEN.
Clubs,billsandpartisans!
Strike!
Beatthemdown!
DownwiththeCapulets!
DownwiththeMontagues!
Entra
EnterCapuletinhisgown,andLadyCapulet.
CAPULET.
What
ruido
noiseisthis?
Givememylong
espada
sword,ho!
LADYCAPULET.
Acrutch,acrutch!
Whycallyoufora
espada
sword?
CAPULET.
Mysword,Isay!
OldMontagueiscome,Andflourisheshisbladeinspiteofme.
Entra
EnterMontagueandhisLadyMontague.
MONTAGUE.
ThouvillainCapulet!
Holdmenot,letmego.
LADYMONTAGUE.
Thoushaltnotstironefootto
buscar
seekafoe.
EnterPrinceEscalus,withAttendants.
Príncipe
PRINCE.
Rebellioussubjects,enemiestopeace,Profanersofthisneighbour-stained
acero
steel,—
Willtheynothear?
What,ho!
Youmen,youbeasts,ThatquenchthefireofyourperniciousrageWithpurplefountainsissuingfromyourveins,Onpainof
tortura
torture,fromthosebloodyhandsThrowyourmistemper’dweaponstothegroundAndhearthe
sentencia
sentenceofyourmovedprince.
Threecivilbrawls,bredofanairyword,Bythee,oldCapulet,andMontague,Havethricedisturb’dthequietofourstreets,AndmadeVerona’sancientcitizensCastbytheirgravebeseemingornaments,Towieldoldpartisans,inhandsasold,Canker’dwithpeace,topartyourcanker’dhate.
Ifeveryoudisturbourstreetsagain,Yourlivesshallpaytheforfeitofthepeace.
Forthistimealltherestdepartaway:
You,Capulet,shallgoalongwithme,AndMontague,comeyouthisafternoon,Toknowourfartherpleasureinthiscase,TooldFree-town,our
común
commonjudgement-place.
Oncemore,onpainofdeath,allmendepart.
[Exeunt
Príncipe
PrinceandAttendants;
MONTAGUE.
Whosetthis
antigua
ancientquarrelnewabroach?
Speak,
sobrino
nephew,wereyoubywhenitbegan?
BENVOLIO.
HereweretheservantsofyouradversaryAndyours,closefightingereIdid
acercara
approach.
Idrewtopartthem,intheinstantcameThefieryTybalt,withhis
espada
swordprepar’d,Which,ashebreath’ddefiancetomyears,Heswungabouthishead,andcutthewinds,Whonothinghurtwithal,hiss’dhiminscorn.
WhilewewereinterchangingthrustsandblowsCamemoreandmore,andfoughtonpartandpart,Tillthe
Príncipe
Princecame,whopartedeitherpart.
LADYMONTAGUE.
OwhereisRomeo,sawyouhimtoday?
RightgladIamhewasnotatthisfray.
BENVOLIO.
Madam,anhourbeforetheworshipp’dsunPeer’dforththegoldenwindowoftheeast,Atroubledminddravemetowalkabroad,WhereunderneaththegroveofsycamoreThatwestwardrootethfromthiscityside,SoearlywalkingdidIseeyourson.
Hacia
TowardshimImade,buthewaswareofme,Andstoleintothecovertofthe
madera
wood.
I,measuringhisaffectionsbymyown,Whichthenmost
buscaban
soughtwheremostmightnotbefound,Beingonetoomanybymywearyself,Pursu’dmyhumour,notpursuinghis,Andgladlyshunn’dwhogladlyfledfromme.
MONTAGUE.
Manyamorninghathhetherebeenseen,Withtearsaugmentingthefreshmorning’sdew,
Añadiendo
Addingtocloudsmorecloudswithhisdeepsighs;
Butallsosoonastheall-cheeringsunShouldinthefarthesteastbegintodrawTheshadycurtainsfromAurora’sbed,Awayfromlightstealshomemyheavyson,Andprivateinhischamberpenshimself,Shutsuphiswindows,locksfairdaylightoutAndmakeshimselfanartificialnight.
Blackandportentousmustthishumourprove,Unlessgoodcounselmaythecause
eliminar
remove.
BENVOLIO.
Mynobleuncle,doyouknowthecause?
MONTAGUE.
Ineitherknowitnorcanlearnofhim.
BENVOLIO.
Haveyouimportun’dhimbyanymeans?
MONTAGUE.
Bothbymyselfandmanyotherfriends;
Buthe,hisownaffections’counsellor,Istohimself—Iwillnotsayhowtrue—
Buttohimselfsosecretandsoclose,Sofarfromsoundinganddiscovery,AsisthebudbitwithanenviouswormErehecan
extender
spreadhissweetleavestotheair,Ordedicatehisbeautytothesun.Couldwebutlearnfromwhencehissorrowsgrow,Wewouldaswillinglygive
cura
cureasknow.
EnterRomeo.
BENVOLIO.
See,wherehecomes.
Sopleaseyoustep
lado
aside;
I’llknowhisgrievanceorbemuch
negado
denied.
MONTAGUE.
IwouldthouwertsohappybythystayToheartrueshrift.
Come,madam,let’saway,.
BENVOLIO.
Goodmorrow,cousin.
ROMEO.
Isthedaysoyoung?