Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 7
I entreat you to hear me before you give vent to your hatred on my devoted head.
Te suplico que me escuches antes de dar rienda suelta a tu odio sobre mi devota cabeza.
Have I not suffered enough, that you seek to increase my misery?
¿Acaso no he sufrido suficiente, que buscas aumentar mi desdicha?
Life, although it may only be an accumulation of anguish, is dear to me, and I will defend it.
La vida, aunque no sea más que una acumulación de angustia, me es preciada, y la defenderé.
Remember, thou hast made me more powerful than thyself; my height is superior to thine, my joints more supple.
Recuerda, tú me has hecho más poderoso que tú mismo; mi estatura es superior a la tuya, mis articulaciones más flexibles.
But I will not be tempted to set myself in opposition to thee.
Pero no me dejaré tentar para ponerme en oposición a ti.
I am thy creature, and I will be even mild and docile to my natural lord and king if thou wilt also perform thy part, the which thou owest me.
Soy tu criatura, y seré incluso apacible y dócil con mi señor y rey natural si tú también cumples tu parte, la cual me debes.
Oh, Frankenstein, be not equitable to every other and trample upon me alone, to whom thy justice, and even thy clemency and affection, is most due.
Oh, Frankenstein, no seas justo con todos los demás y me pisotees solo a mí, a quien más se debe tu justicia, e incluso tu clemencia y afecto.
Remember that I am thy creature; I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel, whom thou drivest from joy for no misdeed.
Recuerda que soy tu criatura; debería ser tu Adán, pero soy más bien el ángel caído, a quien expulsas de la dicha sin haber cometido falta alguna.
Everywhere I see bliss, from which I alone am irrevocably excluded.
Por doquier veo felicidad, de la cual solo yo estoy irrevocablemente excluido.
I was benevolent and good; misery made me a fiend.
Fui benevolente y bueno; la desdicha me convirtió en un demonio.
Make me happy, and I shall again be virtuous."
Hazme feliz, y volveré a ser virtuoso."
"Begone! I will not hear you.
"¡Vete! No te escucharé.
There can be no community between you and me; we are enemies.
No puede haber comunidad alguna entre tú y yo; somos enemigos.
Begone, or let us try our strength in a fight, in which one must fall."
Vete, o midamos nuestras fuerzas en un combate, en el que uno debe caer."
"How can I move thee?
"¿Cómo puedo conmoverte?
Vocabulary
- Te
- Indirect object pronoun meaning 'you' or 'to you'
- suplico
- I beg or implore someone earnestly
- que
- Conjunction meaning 'that' or 'which'
- me
- Reflexive or object pronoun meaning 'me'
- escuches
- Subjunctive form of 'escuchar,' meaning to listen
- antes
- Before or previously in time
- dar
- To give or to allow something
- rienda
- Rein used to guide a horse; figuratively, control
- suelta
- Loose or free; part of 'rienda suelta' meaning free rein
- odio
- Hatred or strong intense dislike toward someone
- sobre
- Preposition meaning 'over,' 'on,' or 'about'
- devota
- Devoted, faithful, or deeply dedicated
- cabeza
- Head, the top part of the body
- Acaso
- Perhaps, maybe, or used in rhetorical questions
- sufrido
- Past participle of sufrir; having suffered or endured
- suficiente
- Sufficient, enough, or adequate in amount
- buscas
- You seek or look for something
- aumentar
- To increase, grow, or make something greater
- desdicha
- Misfortune, misery, or great unhappiness
- vida
- Life, existence, or the living experience
- aunque
- Although, even though, or even if
- sea
- Subjunctive form of 'ser,' meaning 'be'
- más
- More or additional in quantity or degree
- acumulación
- Accumulation or collection of things building up
- angustia
- Anguish, distress, or intense emotional suffering
- preciada
- Precious, valued, or highly treasured
- defenderé
- I will defend or protect something
- Recuerda
- Remember or recall; imperative form of recordar
- hecho
- Past participle of hacer; done or made
- poderoso
- Powerful, mighty, or having great strength
- mismo
- Same, himself, or itself; used for emphasis
- estatura
- Stature or height of a person's body
- superior
- Superior, higher, or greater than another
- tuya
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'yours' (feminine)
- articulaciones
- Joints of the body connecting bones together
- flexibles
- Flexible, supple, or easily bent without breaking
- dejaré
- I will allow or let something happen
- tentar
- To tempt or entice someone toward something
- ponerme
- To put myself or place myself somewhere
- oposición
- Opposition or resistance against someone or something
- ti
- Object pronoun meaning 'you' after a preposition
- criatura
- Creature or being, often referring to a created entity
- seré
- I will be; future tense of 'ser'
- incluso
- Even, including, or also used for emphasis
- apacible
- Gentle, calm, or peaceful in manner
- dócil
- Docile, obedient, or easily managed
- señor
- Lord, sir, or master as a form of address
- rey
- King, the male monarch of a kingdom
- natural
- Natural, innate, or belonging to nature
- si
- Conjunction meaning 'if' in conditional sentences
- también
- Also, too, or as well
- cumples
- You fulfill, keep, or carry out an obligation
- parte
- Part, portion, or role in something
- cual
- Which or who, used as a relative pronoun
- debes
- You must, owe, or ought to do something
- seas
- Subjunctive form of 'ser,' meaning 'be' (you)
- justo
- Just, fair, or righteous in judgment
- todos
- All or everyone, referring to the whole group
- demás
- The others or the rest of a group
- pisotees
- Subjunctive of pisotar; to trample or step on
- solo
- Only, alone, or solely
- mí
- Object pronoun meaning 'me' after a preposition
- quien
- Who or whom, used as a relative pronoun
- debe
- Is owed or must be given to someone
- justicia
- Justice or fairness in moral or legal terms
- clemencia
- Clemency, mercy, or leniency toward someone
- afecto
- Affection, fondness, or warm emotional feeling
- debería
- Should or ought to; conditional of 'deber'
- bien
- Well, good, or correctly done
- ángel
- Angel, a divine or heavenly spiritual being
- caído
- Fallen; past participle of caer, to fall
- expulsas
- You expel or drive out someone forcibly
- dicha
- Happiness, bliss, or great joy
- sin
- Preposition meaning 'without'
- haber
- To have; auxiliary verb used in perfect tenses
- cometido
- Committed or carried out an act or offense
- falta
- Fault, mistake, or wrongdoing
- alguna
- Any or some (feminine form)
- Por
- Preposition meaning 'by,' 'for,' or 'through'
- doquier
- Everywhere or wherever; archaic or literary term
- veo
- I see; first person present of 'ver'
- felicidad
- Happiness, joy, or state of being content
- irrevocablemente
- Irrevocably, in a way that cannot be undone
- excluido
- Excluded or shut out from a group
- Fui
- I was; preterite of 'ser' or 'ir'
- benevolente
- Benevolent, kind, or well-meaning toward others
- bueno
- Good, kind, or morally virtuous
- convirtió
- Converted or turned into something else
- demonio
- Demon or devil, an evil supernatural being
- Hazme
- Make me; imperative of hacer with pronoun
- feliz
- Happy, joyful, or in a state of happiness
- volveré
- I will return or become again in the future
- virtuoso
- Virtuous, morally excellent, or righteous in conduct
- Vete
- Go away; imperative of 'irse,' to leave
- escucharé
- I will listen; future tense of escuchar
- puede
- Can or is able to; third person of poder
- comunidad
- Community or shared group with common bonds
- entre
- Preposition meaning 'between' or 'among'
- enemigos
- Enemies or adversaries in conflict
- midamos
- Let us measure or test; subjunctive of medir
- fuerzas
- Forces, strengths, or physical powers
- combate
- Combat, fight, or battle between opponents
- caer
- To fall or drop down
- Cómo
- How; used in questions about manner or way
- puedo
- I can or am able to; from poder
- conmoverte
- To move you emotionally or touch your feelings
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