Romeo and Juliet, a translation into modern English Today I tried to translate Juliet's soliloquy into a modern, more easily understandable piece of text. I think it's quite hard, after I read it intensively I think I mastered it. Do you agree :D? Original Scene: http://nfs.sparknotes.com/romeojuliet/page_154.html My Translation Act 3 Scene 2 Juliet: Gallop my horse, direction west is where I want to be, make it night now. Let the day disappear, turn the sun to moon, cover this love performing night. Even though Romeo has been banished, my only desire is that my love Romeo is next to me, night is when everything sleeps and lovers lie awake and do their loving acts. I am waiting for you, gentle night, you matron won’t interrupt us, even though you’d like my husband to die. Teach me how to change my hopeless situation into a hopeful one. We are just innocent lovers, cover my blushes, which appear on my cheeks, give us time to let our love grow, till I learn to accept the modesty of love making. My love Romeo, disappear Day, appear Night, our Day shall be our Night, you will be the sun of the Night, if you will die you have to cut him out in little stars and throw him into the sky. Till that day no one will worship the sun anymore, because you’ll have turned into stars. Everyone will fall in love with you. Oh, I came together with you, my body is a lovers one, haven’t experienced what that meant, but now I am ready, I want to enjoy it, with you Romeo: This might is young, I am waiting like an impatient child before something life changing, like a festival or something else to look forward to is about to happen.