Romeo and Juliet — Page 1
SCENE I. A public place.
SCENA I. Un luogo pubblico.
Enter Sampson and Gregory armed with swords and bucklers.
Entrano Sampson e Gregory armati di spade e scudi.
SAMPSON.
SAMPSON.
Gregory, on my word, we'll not carry coals.
Gregory, parola mia, non porteremo carbone.
GREGORY.
GREGORIO.
No, for then we should be colliers.
No, perché allora saremmo dei carbonai.
SAMPSON.
SAMPSON.
I mean, if we be in choler, we'll draw.
Voglio dire, se siamo in collera, estrarremo le spade.
GREGORY.
GREGORIO.
Ay, while you live, draw your neck out o' the collar.
Sì, finché campi, tira fuori il collo dal capestro.
SAMPSON.
SAMPSON.
I strike quickly, being moved.
Colpisco velocemente, quando sono provocato.
GREGORY.
GREGORIO.
But thou art not quickly moved to strike.
Ma non sei facilmente provocato a colpire.
SAMPSON.
SAMPSON.
A dog of the house of Montague moves me.
Un cane della casata dei Montecchi mi provoca.
GREGORY.
GREGORIO.
To move is to stir; and to be valiant is to stand: therefore, if thou art moved, thou runn'st away.
Essere mosso significa agitarsi; ed essere valorosi significa resistere: quindi, se sei mosso, stai fuggendo.
SAMPSON.
SAMPSON.
A dog of that house shall move me to stand. I will take the wall of any man or maid of Montague's.
Un cane di quella casata mi muoverà a resistere. Preenderò il muro a qualsiasi uomo o fanciulla dei Montecchi.
GREGORY.
GREGORIO.
That shows thee a weak slave, for the weakest goes to the wall.
Questo ti dimostra uno schiavo debole, perché il più debole va al muro.
SAMPSON.
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.
Vero, e quindi le donne, essendo i vasi più deboli, vengono sempre spinte al muro: quindi spingerò via dal muro gli uomini dei Montecchi, e spingerò le loro fanciulle contro il muro.
GREGORY.
GREGORIO.
The quarrel is between our masters and us their men.
La lite è tra i nostri padroni e noi, i loro uomini.
SAMPSON.
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.
È lo stesso, mi mostrerò un tiranno: quando avrò combattuto con gli uomini sarò cortese con le fanciulle, taglierò loro la testa.
GREGORY.
GREGORIO.
The heads of the maids?
La testa delle fanciulle?
SAMPSON.
SAMPSON.
Ay, the heads of the maids, or their maidenheads; take it in what sense thou wilt.
Sì, la testa delle fanciulle, o la loro verginità; prendilo nel senso che vuoi.
GREGORY.
GREGORIO.
They must take it in sense that feel it.
Devono prenderlo nel senso chi lo sente.
SAMPSON.
SAMPSON.
Vocabulary
- SCENA
- SHE-nah — Scene; a division of a play or act
- I
- ee — The; plural masculine definite article
- Un
- oon — A, an; masculine indefinite article
- luogo
- LWOH-goh — Place, location, spot
- pubblico
- POOB-blee-koh — Public; open or accessible to everyone
- Entrano
- EN-trah-noh — They enter; third person plural of entrare
- e
- eh — And; basic coordinating conjunction
- armati
- ar-MAH-tee — Armed; equipped with weapons
- di
- dee — Of, with; common Italian preposition
- spade
- SPAH-deh — Swords; bladed weapons used in combat
- scudi
- SKOO-dee — Shields; defensive armor carried in battle
- parola
- pah-ROH-lah — Word; unit of spoken or written language
- mia
- MEE-ah — My; first person singular feminine possessive
- non
- nohn — Not; basic negation word
- porteremo
- por-teh-REH-moh — We will carry; future tense of portare
- carbone
- kar-BOH-neh — Coal; black combustible mineral or charcoal
- No
- noh — No; basic word of negation or refusal
- perché
- pehr-KEH — Because, why; causal or interrogative conjunction
- allora
- al-LOH-rah — Then, so; temporal or consequential connector
- saremmo
- sah-REM-moh — We would be; conditional of essere
- dei
- DEH-ee — Of the; contraction of di and i
- Voglio
- VOH-lyoh — I want; first person singular of volere
- dire
- DEE-reh — To say, to mean; basic verb of speech
- se
- seh — If; conditional conjunction
- siamo
- SYAH-moh — We are; first person plural of essere
- in
- een — In; basic preposition of location
- collera
- KOL-leh-rah — Anger, rage; strong feeling of displeasure
- estrarremo
- eh-strar-REH-moh — We will draw out; future of estrarre
- le
- leh — The; plural feminine definite article
- Sì
- see — Yes; basic word of affirmation
- finché
- feen-KEH — Until, as long as; temporal conjunction
- campi
- KAHM-pee — Fields; open areas of land
- tira
- TEE-rah — Pulls, draws; third person singular of tirare
- fuori
- FWOH-ree — Out, outside; indicates exterior or extraction
- il
- eel — The; masculine singular definite article
- collo
- KOL-loh — Neck; part of the body below the head
- dal
- dahl — From the; contraction of da and il
- Colpisco
- kol-PEE-skoh — I strike, I hit; first person of colpire
- velocemente
- veh-loh-cheh-MEN-teh — Quickly, fast; in a rapid manner
- quando
- KWAHN-doh — When; temporal conjunction or adverb
- sono
- SOH-noh — I am, they are; form of essere
- provocato
- proh-voh-KAH-toh — Provoked; stirred to anger or action
- Ma
- mah — But; adversative conjunction
- sei
- SEH-ee — You are; second person singular of essere
- facilmente
- fah-cheel-MEN-teh — Easily; in a simple or effortless manner
- a
- ah — To, at; basic Italian preposition
- colpire
- kol-PEE-reh — To strike, hit; verb of physical impact
- cane
- KAH-neh — Dog; common domesticated animal, also insult
- della
- DEL-lah — Of the; contraction of di and la
- casata
- kah-ZAH-tah — House, family clan; noble lineage or dynasty
- mi
- mee — Me; first person singular object pronoun
- provoca
- PROH-voh-kah — Provokes; third person singular of provocare
- Essere
- ES-seh-reh — To be; fundamental Italian auxiliary verb
- mosso
- MOS-soh — Moved; past participle of muovere
- significa
- see-NYEE-fee-kah — Means, signifies; third person of significare
- agitarsi
- ah-jee-TAR-see — To stir oneself, be agitated; reflexive verb
- ed
- ehd — And; variant of e used before vowels
- essere
- ES-seh-reh — To be; fundamental Italian auxiliary verb
- valorosi
- vah-loh-ROH-zee — Brave, valiant; courageous and worthy of respect
- resistere
- reh-ZEE-steh-reh — To resist; to stand firm against opposition
- quindi
- KWEEN-dee — Therefore, so; consequential or logical connector
- stai
- STAH-ee — You are; second person singular of stare
- fuggendo
- food-JEN-doh — Fleeing, running away; gerund of fuggire
- quella
- KWEL-lah — That; feminine singular demonstrative pronoun
- muoverà
- mwoh-veh-RAH — Will move; third person future of muovere
- Prenderò
- pren-deh-ROH — I will take; first person future of prendere
- muro
- MOO-roh — Wall; vertical structure dividing spaces
- qualsiasi
- kwahl-SYAH-zee — Any, whatever; indefinite adjective or pronoun
- uomo
- WOH-moh — Man; adult male human being
- o
- oh — Or; disjunctive conjunction offering alternatives
- fanciulla
- fahn-CHOOL-lah — Girl, maiden; young female person
- Questo
- KWES-toh — This; masculine singular demonstrative pronoun
- ti
- tee — You; second person singular object pronoun
- dimostra
- dee-MOH-strah — Shows, demonstrates; third person of dimostrare
- uno
- OO-noh — A, one; masculine indefinite article or numeral
- schiavo
- SKYAH-voh — Slave; person owned and controlled by another
- debole
- DEH-boh-leh — Weak, feeble; lacking strength or power
- più
- pyoo — More; comparative adverb of quantity or degree
- va
- vah — Goes; third person singular of andare
- al
- ahl — To the; contraction of a and il
- Vero
- VEH-roh — True; adjective expressing truth or correctness
- donne
- DON-neh — Women; plural of donna
- essendo
- es-SEN-doh — Being; gerund of essere
- i
- ee — The; masculine plural definite article
- vasi
- VAH-zee — Vessels, vases; containers, also metaphor for weak
- deboli
- DEH-boh-lee — Weak ones; plural of debole
- vengono
- VEN-goh-noh — They come, they are; third person plural of venire
- sempre
- SEM-preh — Always; at all times, without exception
- spinte
- SPEEN-teh — Pushed; past participle of spingere, plural
- spingerò
- speen-jeh-ROH — I will push; first person future of spingere
- via
- VEE-ah — Away; adverb indicating removal or departure
- gli
- lyee — The; masculine plural article before vowels
- uomini
- WOH-mee-nee — Men; plural of uomo
- loro
- LOH-roh — Their, them; third person plural pronoun
- fanciulle
- fahn-CHOOL-leh — Girls, maidens; plural of fanciulla
- contro
- KON-troh — Against; preposition indicating opposition
- La
- lah — The; feminine singular definite article
- lite
- LEE-teh — Quarrel, dispute; argument or conflict between people
- è
- eh — Is; third person singular of essere
- tra
- trah — Between, among; preposition of position or relation
- nostri
- NOH-stree — Our; masculine plural possessive adjective
- padroni
- pah-DROH-nee — Masters, bosses; those in authority or ownership
- noi
- noy — We, us; first person plural subject pronoun
- È
- eh — Is; third person singular of essere
- lo
- loh — It, him; masculine singular object pronoun
- stesso
- STES-soh — Same; adjective indicating identity or sameness
- mostrerò
- moh-streh-ROH — I will show; first person future of mostrare
- un
- oon — A, an; masculine singular indefinite article
- tiranno
- tee-RAN-noh — Tyrant; cruel ruler or oppressive person
- avrò
- ah-VROH — I will have; first person future of avere
- combattuto
- kom-bat-TOO-toh — Fought; past participle of combattere
- con
- kohn — With; basic preposition of accompaniment
- sarò
- sah-ROH — I will be; first person future of essere
- cortese
- kor-TEH-zeh — Courteous, polite; showing good manners and respect
- taglierò
- tah-lyeh-ROH — I will cut; first person future of tagliare
- la
- lah — The; feminine singular definite article
- testa
- TES-tah — Head; upper part of the body
- delle
- DEL-leh — Of the; contraction of di and le
- prendilo
- PREN-dee-loh — Take it; imperative with object pronoun attached
- nel
- nel — In the; contraction of in and il
- senso
- SEN-soh — Sense, meaning; interpretation or significance
- che
- keh — That, which; conjunction or relative pronoun
- vuoi
- VWOH-ee — You want; second person singular of volere
- Devono
- DEH-voh-noh — They must; third person plural of dovere
- prenderlo
- PREN-dehr-loh — To take it; infinitive with object pronoun
- chi
- kee — Who, whoever; interrogative or relative pronoun
- sente
- SEN-teh — Hears, feels; third person singular of sentire
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