Romeo and Juliet — Page 1
SCENE I. A public place.
ESCENA I. Un lugar público.
Enter Sampson and Gregory armed with swords and bucklers.
Entran Sampson y Gregory armados con espadas y broqueles.
Gregory, on my word, we'll not carry coals.
Gregory, bajo mi palabra, no cargaremos carbón.
No, for then we should be colliers.
No, porque entonces seríamos carboneros.
I mean, if we be in choler, we'll draw.
Quiero decir, si estamos coléricos, desenvainaremos.
Ay, while you live, draw your neck out o' the collar.
Sí, mientras vivas, saca el cuello del collar.
I strike quickly, being moved.
Golpeo rápido cuando me provocan.
But thou art not quickly moved to strike.
Pero no te provocan fácilmente para golpear.
A dog of the house of Montague moves me.
Un perro de la casa de Montesco me provoca.
To move is to stir; and to be valiant is to stand: therefore, if thou art moved, thou runn'st away.
Moverse es agitarse; y ser valiente es mantenerse firme: por lo tanto, si te mueves, estás huyendo.
A dog of that house shall move me to stand.
Un perro de esa casa me moverá a mantenerme firme.
I will take the wall of any man or maid of Montague's.
Le quitaré el paso a cualquier hombre o doncella de los Montesco.
That shows thee a weak slave, for the weakest goes to the wall.
Eso te muestra como un esclavo débil, pues el más débil es empujado contra la pared.
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.
Cierto, y por eso las mujeres, siendo las criaturas más débiles, siempre son empujadas contra la pared: por lo tanto yo empujaré a los hombres de los Montesco lejos de la pared, y empujaré a sus doncellas contra la pared.
The quarrel is between our masters and us their men.
La disputa es entre nuestros amos y nosotros, sus hombres.
'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.
Todo es lo mismo, me mostraré como un tirano: cuando haya luchado con los hombres seré cortés con las doncellas, les cortaré las cabezas.
The heads of the maids?
¿Las cabezas de las doncellas?
Ay, the heads of the maids, or their maidenheads; take it in what sense thou wilt.
Sí, las cabezas de las doncellas, o su virginidad; tómalo en el sentido que quieras.
They must take it in sense that feel it.
Deben tomarlo en el sentido quienes lo sienten.
Vocabulary
- ESCENA
- Scene; a division or setting within a play
- Un
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- lugar
- Place; a specific location or setting
- público
- Public; open or accessible to everyone
- Entran
- They enter; third person plural of entrar
- y
- And; basic coordinating conjunction in Spanish
- armados
- Armed; equipped with weapons or arms
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- espadas
- Swords; bladed weapons used in combat
- bajo
- Under; beneath or below something
- mi
- My; first person singular possessive adjective
- palabra
- Word; a unit of language or a promise
- no
- No; negation word used to deny or refuse
- cargaremos
- We will carry; future tense of cargar
- carbón
- Coal; black mineral used as fuel
- No
- No; negation or refusal in Spanish
- porque
- Because; conjunction explaining a reason or cause
- entonces
- Then; indicating consequence or sequence of events
- seríamos
- We would be; conditional tense of ser
- Quiero
- I want; first person singular of querer
- decir
- To say; infinitive meaning to speak or tell
- si
- If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothesis
- estamos
- We are; first person plural present of estar
- coléricos
- Angry; easily provoked or quick-tempered
- Sí
- Yes; affirmative response or agreement in Spanish
- mientras
- While; conjunction indicating simultaneous actions
- vivas
- You live; present subjunctive of vivir
- saca
- Take out; remove something from a place
- el
- The; definite article for masculine singular nouns
- cuello
- Neck; the part connecting head to body
- del
- Of the; contraction of de and el
- collar
- Collar; band worn around the neck
- Golpeo
- I strike; first person singular of golpear
- rápido
- Quickly; done at a fast pace or speed
- cuando
- When; conjunction indicating time of an action
- me
- Me; first person singular object pronoun
- provocan
- They provoke; to stir up anger or conflict
- Pero
- But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception
- te
- You; second person singular object pronoun
- fácilmente
- Easily; done without much effort or difficulty
- para
- For; preposition indicating purpose or destination
- golpear
- To hit; to strike someone with force
- perro
- Dog; common domestic animal, used as insult
- de
- Of; preposition showing origin or possession
- la
- The; definite article for feminine singular nouns
- casa
- House; a building where people live
- provoca
- Provokes; causes anger or a reaction in someone
- Moverse
- To move; reflexive infinitive meaning to move oneself
- es
- Is; third person singular present tense of ser
- agitarse
- To stir; to become agitated or move restlessly
- ser
- To be; infinitive expressing permanent states
- valiente
- Brave; showing courage in difficult situations
- mantenerse
- To hold one's ground; to remain firm or steady
- firme
- Firm; steady, strong, not moving or wavering
- por
- By; preposition indicating cause or means
- lo
- It; neuter object pronoun referring to concepts
- tanto
- Therefore; so much, used in logical conclusions
- mueves
- You move; second person singular of mover
- estás
- You are; second person singular present of estar
- huyendo
- Fleeing; running away from danger or conflict
- esa
- That; demonstrative adjective for feminine nouns
- moverá
- Will move; third person singular future of mover
- a
- To; preposition indicating direction or purpose
- mantenerme
- To keep myself; reflexive form of mantener
- Le
- Him/her; indirect object pronoun in Spanish
- quitaré
- I will take away; future tense of quitar
- paso
- Passage; a step or the right to pass through
- cualquier
- Any; used before nouns to mean any one
- hombre
- Man; an adult male person
- o
- Or; conjunction presenting an alternative choice
- los
- The; definite article for masculine plural nouns
- Eso
- That; neuter demonstrative pronoun for concepts
- muestra
- Shows; demonstrates or reveals a quality
- como
- Like; conjunction or preposition for comparison
- un
- A; masculine indefinite article in Spanish
- esclavo
- Slave; a person held in bondage by another
- débil
- Weak; lacking strength or power
- pues
- Well/since; conjunction indicating reason or transition
- más
- More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree
- empujado
- Pushed; past participle of empujar, to push
- contra
- Against; preposition indicating opposition or contact
- pared
- Wall; a vertical structure dividing or enclosing space
- Cierto
- True; expressing agreement or certainty about something
- eso
- That; neuter demonstrative pronoun referring back
- las
- The; definite article for feminine plural nouns
- mujeres
- Women; plural of mujer, adult female persons
- siendo
- Being; gerund of ser, indicating a permanent state
- criaturas
- Creatures; living beings, often implying weakness
- débiles
- Weak; plural adjective lacking in strength
- siempre
- Always; at all times, without exception
- son
- Are; third person plural present tense of ser
- empujadas
- Pushed aside; feminine plural past participle of empujar
- yo
- I; first person singular subject pronoun
- empujaré
- I will push; future tense of empujar
- hombres
- Men; plural of hombre, adult male persons
- lejos
- Far; at a great distance from something
- sus
- Their/your; possessive adjective for third person plural
- La
- The; definite feminine singular article in Spanish
- disputa
- Dispute; a disagreement or argument between parties
- entre
- Between; preposition indicating a position or relationship
- nuestros
- Our; first person plural masculine possessive adjective
- amos
- Masters; those who hold authority over others
- nosotros
- We; first person plural subject pronoun in Spanish
- Todo
- Everything; all things without exception
- mismo
- Same; identical or equal to something else
- mostraré
- I will show; future tense of mostrar
- tirano
- Tyrant; a cruel or oppressive ruler
- haya
- Has; present subjunctive of haber
- luchado
- Fought; past participle of luchar, to fight
- seré
- I will be; future tense of ser
- cortés
- Courteous; polite and respectful in manner
- les
- Them; indirect object pronoun for third person plural
- cortaré
- I will cut; future tense of cortar
- cabezas
- Heads; the uppermost part of the human body
- Las
- The; definite article feminine plural in Spanish
- su
- His/her/their; third person singular possessive adjective
- tómalo
- Take it; imperative of tomar with object pronoun
- en
- In; preposition indicating location or manner
- sentido
- Sense; meaning or interpretation of something said
- que
- That/which; relative pronoun or subordinating conjunction
- quieras
- You wish; present subjunctive of querer
- Deben
- They must; third person plural of deber
- tomarlo
- To take it; infinitive of tomar with object pronoun
- quienes
- Those who; relative pronoun referring to people
- sienten
- They feel; third person plural present of sentir
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