A side-by-side translation of Act 1, Scene 2 of All's Well That Ends Well from the original Shakespeare into modern English.
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Source: Folger Shakespeare Library | |
Flourish cornets. Enter the King of France with letters, KING FIRST LORD So ’tis reported, sir. KING FIRST LORD His love and wisdom, KING He hath armed our answer, SECOND LORD It well may serve | In Paris, we drop in on the old and sickly king of France at his royal court. The king is facing a dilemma: Florence and Siena (two towns in Italy) are at war and Florence wants France's help. The king of France doesn't want to get involved in some messy foreign war, so he decides that France is officially going to stay out of it. But if some of his young noblemen want to volunteer to fight, that's fine with him. His advisers think this is a good idea. |