Pericles, Prince of Tyre: Act 4, Scene 5 Translation

A side-by-side translation of Act 4, Scene 5 of Pericles, Prince of Tyre from the original Shakespeare into modern English.

Original Text	Translated Text
Source: Folger Shakespeare Library
Enter two Gentlemen. FIRST GENTLEMAN Did you ever hear the like? SECOND GENTLEMAN No, nor never shall do in such a place as this, she being once gone. FIRST GENTLEMAN But to have divinity preached there! Did you ever dream of such a thing? 5 SECOND GENTLEMAN No, no. Come, I am for no more bawdy houses. Shall ’s go hear the vestals sing? FIRST GENTLEMAN I’ll do anything now that is virtuous, but I am out of the road of rutting forever. They exit.	In Meteline, we run into two gentlemen as they're leaving the brothel where Marina lives. We find out that Marina's been preaching to all the customers and has convinced a lot of them to stop going to bawdy houses.

Enter two Gentlemen.

FIRST GENTLEMAN Did you ever hear the like?

SECOND GENTLEMAN No, nor never shall do in such a
place as this, she being once gone.

FIRST GENTLEMAN But to have divinity preached there!
Did you ever dream of such a thing? 5

SECOND GENTLEMAN No, no. Come, I am for no more
bawdy houses. Shall ’s go hear the vestals sing?

FIRST GENTLEMAN I’ll do anything now that is virtuous,
but I am out of the road of rutting forever.

They exit.

In Meteline, we run into two gentlemen as they're leaving the brothel where Marina lives.

We find out that Marina's been preaching to all the customers and has convinced a lot of them to stop going to bawdy houses.