Comedies • c. 1604

All's Well That Ends Well: Modern English Translation & Study Guide

Name: All's Well That Ends Well
Author: William Shakespeare

Helena cures the King of France to win the hand of count Bertram, who flees to avoid consummating the union.

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Every scene pairs the public-domain original with a line-matched, original modern-English paraphrase. Choose a scene below to begin reading.

Act 1, Scene 1 line-by-line translation — SCENE I. Rousillon. The COUNT's palace.
Act 1, Scene 2 line-by-line translation — SCENE II. Paris. The KING's palace.
Act 1, Scene 3 line-by-line translation — SCENE III. Rousillon. The COUNT's palace.
Act 2, Scene 1 line-by-line translation — SCENE I. Paris. The KING's palace.
Act 2, Scene 2 line-by-line translation — SCENE II. Rousillon. The COUNT's palace.
Act 2, Scene 3 line-by-line translation — SCENE III. Paris. The KING's palace.
Act 2, Scene 4 line-by-line translation — SCENE IV. Paris. The KING's palace.
Act 3, Scene 1 line-by-line translation — SCENE I. Florence. The DUKE's palace.
Act 3, Scene 2 line-by-line translation — SCENE II. Rousillon. The COUNT's palace.
Act 3, Scene 3 line-by-line translation — SCENE III. Florence. Before the DUKE's palace.
Act 3, Scene 4 line-by-line translation — SCENE IV. Rousillon. The COUNT's palace.
Act 4, Scene 1 line-by-line translation — SCENE I. Without the Florentine camp.
Act 4, Scene 2 line-by-line translation — SCENE II. Florence. The Widow's house.
Act 4, Scene 3 line-by-line translation — SCENE III. The Florentine camp.
Act 4, Scene 4 line-by-line translation — SCENE IV. Florence. The Widow's house.
Act 5, Scene 1 line-by-line translation — SCENE I. Marseilles. A street.
Act 5, Scene 2 line-by-line translation — SCENE II. Rousillon. Before the COUNT's palace.
Act 5, Scene 3 line-by-line translation — SCENE III. Rousillon. The COUNT's palace.

Original text source: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, MIT HTML edition. MIT states that its HTML versions of the plays are placed in the public domain.