Romeo and Juliet — Page 1
SCENE I. A public place.
SZENE I. Ein öffentlicher Platz.
Enter Sampson and Gregory armed with swords and bucklers.
Sampson und Gregory treten auf, bewaffnet mit Schwertern und Schilden.
SAMPSON. Gregory, on my word, we'll not carry coals.
SAMPSON. Gregor, auf mein Wort, wir werden keine Kohlen schleppen.
GREGORY. No, for then we should be colliers.
GREGOR. Nein, denn dann wären wir Kohlenhändler.
SAMPSON. I mean, if we be in choler, we'll draw.
SAMPSON. Ich meine, wenn wir in Zorn geraten, ziehen wir blank.
GREGORY. Ay, while you live, draw your neck out o' the collar.
GREGOR. Ja, solange ihr lebt, zieht euren Hals aus der Schlinge.
SAMPSON. I strike quickly, being moved.
SAMPSON. Ich schlage schnell zu, wenn ich in Erregung bin.
GREGORY. But thou art not quickly moved to strike.
GREGOR. Aber du gerätst nicht so schnell in Erregung, um zuzuschlagen.
SAMPSON. A dog of the house of Montague moves me.
SAMPSON. Ein Hund aus dem Hause Montague bringt mich in Erregung.
GREGORY. To move is to stir; and to be valiant is to stand: therefore, if thou art moved, thou runn'st away.
GREGOR. Sich bewegen heißt weglaufen; und tapfer sein heißt standhalten: wenn du also in Bewegung gerätst, läufst du davon.
SAMPSON. A dog of that house shall move me to stand. I will take the wall of any man or maid of Montague's.
SAMPSON. Ein Hund aus jenem Hause soll mich zum Standhalten bewegen. Ich werde jeden Mann oder jede Magd der Montagues an die Wand drängen.
GREGORY. That shows thee a weak slave, for the weakest goes to the wall.
GREGOR. Das zeigt, dass du ein schwacher Knecht bist, denn der Schwächste kommt an die Wand.
SAMPSON. True, and therefore women, being the weaker vessels, are ever thrust to the wall: therefore I will push Montague's men from the wall, and thrust his maids to the wall.
SAMPSON. Stimmt, und daher werden Frauen, da sie die schwächeren Gefäße sind, stets an die Wand gedrängt: daher werde ich Montagues Männer von der Wand stoßen und seine Mägde an die Wand drängen.
GREGORY. The quarrel is between our masters and us their men.
GREGOR. Der Streit ist zwischen unseren Herren und uns, ihren Leuten.
SAMPSON. 'Tis all one, I will show myself a tyrant: when I have fought with the men I will be civil with the maids, I will cut off their heads.
SAMPSON. Das ist einerlei, ich werde mich als Tyrann erweisen: wenn ich mit den Männern gekämpft habe, werde ich mit den Mägden gnädig sein – ich werde ihnen die Köpfe abschneiden.
GREGORY. The heads of the maids?
GREGOR. Die Köpfe der Mägde?
SAMPSON. Ay, the heads of the maids, or their maidenheads; take it in what sense thou wilt.
SAMPSON. Ja, die Köpfe der Mägde, oder ihre Jungfernschaft; nimm es in welchem Sinne du willst.
GREGORY. They must take it in sense that feel it.
GREGOR. Die es spüren, müssen es in diesem Sinne nehmen.
Vocabulary
- SZENE
- Scene; a division of a play or act
- Ein
- A/an; indefinite article, masculine or neuter
- öffentlicher
- Public; open and accessible to everyone
- Platz
- Place, square, or open public space
- und
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- treten
- To step, enter, or appear on stage
- auf
- On, up, or onto; common preposition and prefix
- bewaffnet
- Armed; carrying weapons
- mit
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment
- Schwertern
- Swords; bladed weapons used in combat
- Schilden
- Shields; defensive armor carried in battle
- mein
- My; first-person singular possessive pronoun
- Wort
- Word; a unit of spoken or written language
- wir
- We; first-person plural pronoun
- werden
- Will/become; auxiliary verb for future tense
- keine
- No/not any; negative article or determiner
- Kohlen
- Coals; pieces of burned or burning carbon fuel
- schleppen
- To haul, drag, or carry heavy loads
- Nein
- No; negative response or refusal
- denn
- Because/for; causal conjunction or particle
- dann
- Then; indicates sequence or consequence
- wären
- Would be; subjunctive form of sein
- Ich
- I; first-person singular subject pronoun
- meine
- I mean/my; verb or possessive pronoun
- wenn
- When/if; conditional or temporal conjunction
- in
- In; preposition indicating location or state
- Zorn
- Anger, wrath; strong feeling of displeasure
- geraten
- To get into, fall into a state or situation
- ziehen
- To draw, pull, or unsheathe a sword
- blank
- Bare, bright, unsheathed; especially of a blade
- Ja
- Yes; affirmative response
- solange
- As long as; temporal conditional conjunction
- ihr
- You (plural)/her/their; pronoun or possessive
- lebt
- Live; second/third person form of leben
- zieht
- Draw/pull; conjugated form of ziehen
- euren
- Your (plural accusative); possessive pronoun
- Hals
- Neck/throat; part of the body between head and shoulders
- aus
- Out of, from; preposition indicating origin or exit
- der
- The; definite article, masculine or genitive
- Schlinge
- Noose, snare, loop; a trap made of cord
- schlage
- Strike, hit; first-person form of schlagen
- schnell
- Fast, quick; describes speed of action
- zu
- To, too, closed; preposition or infinitive marker
- ich
- I; first-person singular subject pronoun
- Erregung
- Excitement, agitation, arousal; strong emotional state
- bin
- Am; first-person singular present of sein
- Aber
- But; coordinating conjunction showing contrast
- du
- You; second-person singular pronoun
- gerätst
- You get into; second-person of geraten
- nicht
- Not; basic negation adverb
- so
- So, thus, such; adverb of manner or degree
- um
- Around, in order to; preposition or conjunction
- zuzuschlagen
- To strike, hit hard; infinitive with zu prefix
- Hund
- Dog; a common domestic animal, also used as insult
- dem
- The; dative definite article
- Hause
- House, household; dative form of Haus
- bringt
- Brings; third-person singular of bringen
- mich
- Me; first-person singular accusative pronoun
- Sich
- Oneself; reflexive pronoun, third person
- bewegen
- To move; to change position or be in motion
- heißt
- Means/is called; third-person form of heißen
- weglaufen
- To run away, flee; to escape from a situation
- tapfer
- Brave, courageous; showing boldness in danger
- sein
- To be; fundamental auxiliary and linking verb
- standhalten
- To stand firm, hold one's ground; resist retreat
- also
- So, therefore, thus; logical conclusion adverb
- Bewegung
- Movement, motion; act of moving or physical activity
- läufst
- You run; second-person singular of laufen
- davon
- Away, from it; adverb indicating moving away
- jenem
- That (dative); dative form of jener
- soll
- Shall/should; modal verb expressing obligation
- zum
- To the; contraction of zu dem
- Standhalten
- Standing firm; holding position under pressure
- werde
- Will/become; first-person future auxiliary verb
- jeden
- Every, each; accusative masculine of jeder
- Mann
- Man; adult male person
- oder
- Or; disjunctive coordinating conjunction
- jede
- Every, each; feminine form of jeder
- Magd
- Maid, servant girl; female domestic servant
- an
- At, on, to; common preposition of place or direction
- die
- The; definite article feminine or plural
- Wand
- Wall; interior vertical surface of a room
- drängen
- To push, press, force someone against something
- Das
- That/the; demonstrative pronoun or neuter article
- zeigt
- Shows; third-person singular of zeigen
- dass
- That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause
- ein
- A/an; indefinite article, masculine or neuter
- schwacher
- Weak; adjective describing lack of strength
- Knecht
- Servant, farmhand; male laborer of low status
- bist
- Are; second-person singular present of sein
- Schwächste
- Weakest; superlative of schwach
- kommt
- Comes; third-person singular of kommen
- Stimmt
- That's right, agreed; colloquial affirmation
- daher
- Therefore, from there; adverb of cause or origin
- Frauen
- Women; plural of Frau
- da
- There, since, because; adverb or conjunction
- sie
- She/they/them; third-person pronoun
- schwächeren
- Weaker; comparative adjective in declined form
- Gefäße
- Vessels, containers; also used figuratively for persons
- sind
- Are; third-person plural present of sein
- stets
- Always, constantly; formal adverb of frequency
- gedrängt
- Pushed, pressed; past participle of drängen
- Männer
- Men; plural of Mann
- von
- From, of, by; common preposition of origin
- stoßen
- To push, shove, thrust forcefully
- seine
- His; third-person masculine possessive pronoun
- Mägde
- Maids; plural of Magd, female servants
- Der
- The; definite article masculine nominative
- Streit
- Quarrel, dispute, fight; conflict between parties
- ist
- Is; third-person singular present of sein
- zwischen
- Between; preposition indicating position among two
- unseren
- Our; accusative/dative form of unser
- Herren
- Masters, lords, gentlemen; plural of Herr
- uns
- Us; first-person plural accusative/dative pronoun
- ihren
- Their; accusative form of their possessive pronoun
- Leuten
- People, folks; dative plural of Leute
- einerlei
- All the same, irrelevant; doesn't matter
- als
- As, than, when; comparison or temporal conjunction
- Tyrann
- Tyrant; cruel, oppressive ruler or person
- erweisen
- To prove, show oneself to be something
- den
- The; definite article accusative masculine or dative plural
- Männern
- Men; dative plural of Mann
- gekämpft
- Fought; past participle of kämpfen
- habe
- Have; first-person singular of haben
- Mägden
- Maids; dative plural of Magd
- gnädig
- Merciful, gracious; showing kindness or leniency
- ihnen
- Them; third-person plural dative pronoun
- Köpfe
- Heads; plural of Kopf, the uppermost body part
- abschneiden
- To cut off; to sever with a sharp instrument
- Die
- The; feminine or plural definite article
- ihre
- Their/her; feminine or plural possessive pronoun
- nimm
- Take; imperative singular form of nehmen
- es
- It; third-person singular neuter pronoun
- welchem
- Which; dative form of interrogative welcher
- Sinne
- Sense, meaning; dative of Sinn
- willst
- Want; second-person singular of wollen
- spüren
- To feel, sense, perceive something physically
- müssen
- Must, have to; modal verb of necessity
- diesem
- This; dative masculine or neuter of dieser
- nehmen
- To take; to grasp or acquire something
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