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Vocabulary:
to banish | bannir |
to weep | pleurer |
banishment | bannissement |
tears | les larmes |
the lark | l’alouette |
a villain | une canaille |
the nightingale | le rossignol |
to slaughter | assassiner |
a bride | une mariée |
to slay | tuer |
to wed | épouser |
a feast | un festin |
a wedding | un mariage |
a vault | un tombeau |
poison | le poison |
pilgrim | un pélerin |
to swear | jurer |
to shrive | absoudre |
breath | l’haleine |
doom (ici) | un verdict |
heaven | le ciel |
grief | la douleur |
joy | la joie |
proud | fier |
farewell | adieu |
my lord | mon seigneur |
ay | oui |
‘Tis | C’est |
Grammar note: Thou, thee, thy were in use in England in Shakespeare’s time. They correspond to the French tu, te, ton. Verbs took a "-st" ending. For example : thou art = tu es thou hast = tu as thou knowest / thou dost know = tu sais dost thou see ? = vois-tu ? thou canst not = tu ne peux pas If they do see thee, they will murder thee = s'ils te voient,ils t'assassineront thy name = ton nom; thy father = ton père |