The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Shakescleare Translation

The Two Gentlemen of Verona Translation Act 5, Scene 3

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Enter Outlaws with SILVIA

FIRST OUTLAW

Come, come,Be patient; we must bring you to our captain.

FIRST OUTLAW

Come, come and be patient. We have to bring you to our captain. 

SILVIA

A thousand more mischances than this oneHave learn'd me how to brook this patiently.

SILVIA

A thousand misfortunes greater than this one have taught me how to endure this patiently.

SECOND OUTLAW

5 Come, bring her away.

SECOND OUTLAW

Come, bring her here.

FIRST OUTLAW

Where is the gentleman that was with her?

FIRST OUTLAW

Where is the gentleman that was with her?

THIRD OUTLAW

Being nimble-footed, he hath outrun us, But Moyses and Valerius follow him. Go thou with her to the west end of the wood; 10 There is our captain: we'll follow him that's fled; The thicket is beset; he cannot 'scape.

THIRD OUTLAW

He moved quickly and lightly, so he outran us. But Moyses and Valerius are following him. Go with her to the west end of the forest—that's where our captain is. We'll follow the one who ran away. The bushes surround him; he can't escape.

FIRST OUTLAW

Come, I must bring you to our captain's cave:Fear not; he bears an honourable mind,And will not use a woman lawlessly.

FIRST OUTLAW

Come, I must bring you to our captain's cave. Don't be afraid. He has an honorable mind, and won't mistreat a woman.

SILVIA

15 O Valentine, this I endure for thee!

SILVIA

Oh, Valentine, I bear all of this for you!

Exeunt

About the Translator: Nina Romancikova

Nina Romancikova is from Slovakia but her love of literature and theater has brought her to the UK and she has been living and studying there for the past six years. She graduated with a degree in English Literature and Language at University of Glasgow in 2016. Nina is now finishing her Masters in Shakespeare Studies at King's College London and is currently working as a Research Intern at Shakespeare's Globe.