Romeo and Juliet Act I Scene II: Modern Translation with Annotations

Romeo and Juliet Act I Scene II Original Modern Notes 1 SCENE II. A Street. 1 SCENE II. A Street. 2 [Enter Capulet, Paris and Servant.] 2 [Enter Capulet, Paris and a Servant.] 3 CAPULET. But Montague is bound as well as I, In penalty alike; and ’tis not hard, I think, For men so old as we to keep the peace. 3 CAPULET. But Montague is bound by the same penalty as I am; and I don’t think it’s hard for men as old as we are to keep the peace. 4 PARIS. Of honourable reckoning are you both, And pity ’tis you liv’d at odds so long. But now my lord, what say you to my suit? 4 PARIS. You are both men of honourable reputation, and it’s a pity you have lived at odds for so long. But now, my lord, what do you say to my proposal? 5 CAPULET. But saying o’er what I have said before. My child is yet a stranger in the world, She hath not seen the change of fourteen years; Let two more summers wither in their pride Ere we may think her ripe to be a bride. 5 CAPULET. Only repeating what I have said before. My ch…