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English → It THE PROLOGUE. Level 9/10

PETER, servant to Juliet's Nurse.

PETER, servo della Nutrice di Giulietta.

SAMPSON, servant to Capulet.

SAMPSON, servo di Capuleti.

GREGORY, servant to Capulet.

GREGORY, servo di Capuleti.

Servants.

Servi.

FRIAR LAWRENCE, a Franciscan.

FRATE LORENZO, un Francescano.

FRIAR JOHN, of the same Order.

FRATE GIOVANNI, dello stesso Ordine.

An Apothecary.

Un Farmacista.

CHORUS.

CORO.

Three Musicians.

Tre Musicisti.

An Officer.

Un Ufficiale.

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

Cittadini di Verona; vari Uomini e Donne, parenti di entrambe le famiglie;

Maskers, Guards, Watchmen and Attendants.

Maschere, Guardie, Sentinelle e Attendenti.

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

SCENA. Durante la maggior parte della Commedia a Verona; una volta, nel Quinto Atto, a Mantova.

Vocabulary

servo
SER-vo — A servant or slave working for another person
della
DEL-la — Contraction of 'di' and 'la', meaning 'of the'
Nutrice
nu-TRI-che — A nurse or wet nurse who cares for children
di
di — Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'
Servi
SER-vi — Plural of servo; servants or attendants
FRATE
FRA-te — A friar or monk belonging to a religious order
un
un — Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
Francescano
fran-che-SKA-no — A Franciscan friar belonging to the order of St. Francis
dello
DEL-lo — Contraction of 'di' and 'lo', meaning 'of the'
stesso
STES-so — Adjective meaning 'same' or 'identical'
Ordine
OR-di-ne — A religious order or organized group with shared rules
Un
un — Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
Farmacista
far-ma-CHIS-ta — A pharmacist or apothecary who dispenses medicines
CORO
KO-ro — A chorus or group that narrates or comments on action
Tre
tre — The number three
Musicisti
mu-zi-CHIS-ti — Plural of musicista; musicians who play instruments
Ufficiale
uf-fi-CHJA-le — An officer or official holding a position of authority
Cittadini
chit-ta-DI-ni — Citizens or townspeople belonging to a city
vari
VA-ri — Adjective meaning 'various' or 'several different'
Uomini
UO-mi-ni — Plural of uomo; men or male persons
e
e — Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or phrases
Donne
DON-ne — Plural of donna; women or female persons
parenti
pa-REN-ti — Relatives or family members related by blood
entrambe
en-TRAM-be — Both, referring to two feminine nouns together
le
le — Feminine plural definite article meaning 'the'
famiglie
fa-MIL-lje — Plural of famiglia; families or household groups
Maschere
MAS-ke-re — Plural of maschera; masks or masquerade disguises
Guardie
GWAR-dje — Plural of guardia; guards who watch and protect
Sentinelle
sen-ti-NEL-le — Plural of sentinella; sentinels standing watch on duty
Attendenti
at-ten-DEN-ti — Attendants or aides who serve and assist others
SCENA
SHE-na — Scene or setting where dramatic action takes place
Durante
du-RAN-te — Preposition meaning 'during' a period of time
la
la — Feminine singular definite article meaning 'the'
maggior
mad-DJO-r — Adjective meaning 'greater' or 'major', short form
parte
PAR-te — A part, portion, or share of something larger
Commedia
kom-ME-dja — A comedy or theatrical play with humorous elements
a
a — Preposition meaning 'at', 'to', or 'in'
una
U-na — Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
volta
VOL-ta — A time or instance; 'una volta' means 'once'
nel
nel — Contraction of 'in' and 'il', meaning 'in the'
Quinto
KWIN-to — Ordinal adjective meaning 'fifth' in a sequence
Atto
AT-to — An act or major division of a theatrical play
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