Romeo and Juliet — Page 1
Enter Chorus.
Entra el Coro.
CHORUS.
CORO.
Two households, both alike in dignity,
Dos familias, iguales en dignidad,
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,
En la bella Verona, donde transcurre nuestra historia,
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Donde un viejo rencor estalla en nueva violencia,
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
Y la sangre civil mancha las manos civiles.
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
De las fatales entrañas de estos dos enemigos
A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life;
Nace un par de amantes marcados por las estrellas;
Whose misadventur'd piteous overthrows
Cuya desventurada y lastimosa caída
Doth with their death bury their parents' strife.
Sepulta con su muerte la disputa de sus padres.
The fearful passage of their death-mark'd love,
El terrible transcurso de su amor marcado por la muerte,
And the continuance of their parents' rage,
Y la persistencia de la furia de sus padres,
Which, but their children's end, nought could remove,
Que solo el fin de sus hijos pudo apaciguar,
Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage;
Es ahora el argumento de dos horas en nuestra escena;
The which, if you with patient ears attend,
Y si lo escucháis con paciencia y atención,
What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.
Lo que aquí falte, nuestro esfuerzo intentará enmendar.
[_Exit.
[_Sale.
Vocabulary
- Entra
- Enters; stage direction indicating a character's entrance
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- Coro
- Chorus; group that narrates or comments on the action
- Dos
- Two; the number 2
- familias
- Families; groups of people related by blood
- iguales
- Equal; alike in rank, dignity, or status
- en
- In; preposition indicating location or context
- dignidad
- Dignity; quality of being worthy of respect
- En
- In; preposition indicating location or setting
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- bella
- Beautiful; pleasing to the eye or senses
- donde
- Where; relative adverb indicating place or location
- transcurre
- Takes place; unfolds or occurs over a period of time
- nuestra
- Our; first-person plural possessive adjective
- historia
- Story; narrative of events or historical account
- Donde
- Where; introducing a relative clause about place
- un
- A/an; masculine singular indefinite article
- viejo
- Old; having existed or lasted for a long time
- rencor
- Grudge; deep-seated bitterness or resentment toward someone
- estalla
- Erupts; breaks out suddenly with great force
- nueva
- New; recently begun or not previously existing
- violencia
- Violence; behavior involving physical force causing harm
- Y
- And; conjunction connecting words or clauses
- sangre
- Blood; red fluid circulating through the body
- civil
- Civil; relating to citizens or civilian affairs
- mancha
- Stains; leaves a mark or blemish on something
- las
- The; feminine plural definite article
- manos
- Hands; body parts at the end of the arms
- civiles
- Civil; relating to ordinary citizens of a community
- De
- Of/from; preposition indicating origin or belonging
- fatales
- Fatal; causing death or disastrous consequences
- entrañas
- Entrails; internal organs; figuratively, depths or innermost parts
- de
- Of/from; common preposition indicating possession or origin
- estos
- These; masculine plural demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- dos
- Two; the cardinal number 2
- enemigos
- Enemies; persons hostile or opposed to one another
- Nace
- Is born; comes into existence or originates
- par
- Pair; two matched or associated individuals together
- amantes
- Lovers; people in a romantic or passionate relationship
- marcados
- Marked; destined or branded by fate or circumstance
- por
- By/for; preposition indicating cause, agent, or reason
- estrellas
- Stars; celestial bodies; also symbolizes fate or destiny
- Cuya
- Whose; relative possessive adjective referring to previous noun
- desventurada
- Unfortunate; marked by misfortune or ill luck
- y
- And; conjunction joining words, phrases, or clauses
- lastimosa
- Pitiful; evoking pity or sorrow in the observer
- caída
- Fall; downfall or ruin of a person or thing
- Sepulta
- Buries; entombs or puts an end to something
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- su
- Their/his/her; third-person singular or plural possessive adjective
- muerte
- Death; the end of life or existence
- disputa
- Dispute; conflict or quarrel between opposing parties
- sus
- Their/his/her; plural form of possessive adjective su
- padres
- Parents; father and mother of a child
- El
- The; masculine singular definite article
- terrible
- Terrible; causing great fear, dread, or suffering
- transcurso
- Course; the passing or unfolding of time or events
- amor
- Love; deep affection or romantic feeling for someone
- marcado
- Marked; characterized or defined by a notable quality
- persistencia
- Persistence; continued effort despite difficulty or opposition
- furia
- Fury; intense, uncontrolled anger or rage
- Que
- That/which; relative pronoun or conjunction in Spanish
- solo
- Only/alone; without others; exclusively or merely
- fin
- End; the conclusion or final point of something
- hijos
- Children/sons; offspring of a parent or parents
- pudo
- Could; past tense of poder, was able to
- apaciguar
- To appease; to calm or pacify someone's anger
- Es
- Is; third-person singular present tense of ser
- ahora
- Now; at the present moment or time
- argumento
- Plot/argument; the subject or storyline of a play
- horas
- Hours; units of time equal to sixty minutes
- escena
- Scene; division of a play or theatrical performance
- si
- If; conditional conjunction used to introduce hypothetical clauses
- lo
- It; neuter direct object pronoun in Spanish
- escucháis
- You listen; second-person plural present tense of escuchar
- paciencia
- Patience; ability to wait calmly without complaint
- atención
- Attention; the act of carefully listening or watching
- Lo
- What/that which; neuter pronoun introducing a noun clause
- que
- That/what; relative pronoun or subordinating conjunction
- aquí
- Here; in this place or location
- falte
- Is lacking; subjunctive of faltar, to be missing
- nuestro
- Our; first-person plural masculine possessive adjective
- esfuerzo
- Effort; physical or mental exertion toward a goal
- intentará
- Will try; future tense of intentar, to attempt
- enmendar
- To correct; to fix or make right what is wrong
- _Sale
- Exits; stage direction indicating a character leaves the stage
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