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English → De THE PROLOGUE. Level 9/10

PETER, servant to Juliet's Nurse.

PETER, Diener der Amme Julias.

SAMPSON, servant to Capulet.

SAMPSON, Diener Capulets.

GREGORY, servant to Capulet.

GREGOR, Diener Capulets.

Servants.

Diener.

FRIAR LAWRENCE, a Franciscan.

BRUDER LORENZ, ein Franziskaner.

FRIAR JOHN, of the same Order.

BRUDER JOHANNES, desselben Ordens.

An Apothecary.

Ein Apotheker.

CHORUS.

CHOR.

Three Musicians.

Drei Musikanten.

An Officer.

Ein Offizier.

Citizens of Verona; several Men and Women, relations to both houses;

Bürger von Verona; mehrere Männer und Frauen, Verwandte beider Häuser;

Maskers, Guards, Watchmen and Attendants.

Maskierte, Wachen, Wächter und Begleiter.

SCENE. During the greater part of the Play in Verona; once, in the Fifth Act, at Mantua.

SCHAUPLATZ. Während des größten Teils des Stückes in Verona; einmal, im fünften Akt, in Mantua.

Vocabulary

Diener
Servant; one who serves another person
der
Definite article: the (masculine/genitive)
Amme
Wet nurse; woman who nurses another's child
BRUDER
Brother; male sibling or friar
ein
Indefinite article: a, an
Franziskaner
Franciscan; member of St. Francis's religious order
desselben
Of the same; genitive form of derselbe
Ordens
Genitive of Orden; of the (religious) order
Ein
Indefinite article: a, an (capitalized)
Apotheker
Pharmacist or apothecary; dispenses medicines
CHOR
Chorus; group that narrates or comments on action
Drei
Three; the number 3
Musikanten
Musicians; people who play musical instruments
Offizier
Officer; military or civic official of authority
Bürger
Citizens; residents with civic rights in a city
von
Preposition meaning from, of, or by
mehrere
Several; more than two but not many
Männer
Men; plural of Mann, adult male persons
und
Conjunction meaning and
Frauen
Women; plural of Frau, adult female persons
Verwandte
Relatives; people related by family or blood
beider
Of both; genitive form of beide
Häuser
Houses; plural of Haus, here meaning families
Maskierte
Masked ones; people wearing masks at a masquerade
Wachen
Guards; people keeping watch or on patrol
Wächter
Watchman; person assigned to guard or monitor
Begleiter
Companions; people who accompany or escort others
SCHAUPLATZ
Setting or scene; place where action occurs
Während
During; preposition indicating time period
des
Genitive article: of the (masculine/neuter)
größten
Greatest; superlative adjective in declined form
Teils
Part; genitive of Teil, portion or section
Stückes
Genitive of Stück; of the play or piece
in
Preposition meaning in or into
einmal
Once; one single time
im
Contraction of in dem; in the
fünften
Fifth; ordinal number in declined form
Akt
Act; major division of a play or drama
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