Comedies • c. 1613
The Two Noble Kinsmen: Modern English Translation & Study Guide
Cousins Palamon and Arcite find their lifelong brotherhood shattered when both fall for Princess Emilia.
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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 — Athens. Before a temple
- Act 1, Scene 2 line-by-line translation — Thebes. The Court of the Palace
- Act 1, Scene 3 line-by-line translation — Before the gates of Athens
- Act 1, Scene 4 line-by-line translation — A field before Thebes.
- Act 2, Scene 1 line-by-line translation — Athens. A garden, with a castle in the background
- Act 2, Scene 2 line-by-line translation — The prison
- Act 2, Scene 3 line-by-line translation — The country near Athens
- Act 2, Scene 4 line-by-line translation — Athens. A room in the prison
- Act 3, Scene 1 line-by-line translation — A forest near Athens
- Act 3, Scene 2 line-by-line translation — Another Part of the forest
- Act 3, Scene 3 line-by-line translation — The same part of the forest as in scene I.
- Act 3, Scene 4 line-by-line translation — Another part of the forest
- Act 4, Scene 1 line-by-line translation — Athens. A room in the prison
- Act 4, Scene 2 line-by-line translation — A Room in the Palace
- Act 4, Scene 3 line-by-line translation — A room in the prison
- Act 5, Scene 1 line-by-line translation — Athens. Before the Temples of Mars, Venus, and Diana
- Act 5, Scene 2 line-by-line translation — Athens. A Room in the Prison
- Act 5, Scene 3 line-by-line translation — A part of the Forest near Athens,
- Act 5, Scene 4 line-by-line translation — The same; a Block prepared
The Two Noble Kinsmen study pathways
Original text source: Project Gutenberg: The Two Noble Kinsmen. Public domain in the United States, as identified by Project Gutenberg.