This production of Romeo and Juliet – Shakespeare For All (Romeu e Julieta – Shakespeare para todos) was performed at the Federal University of Santa Catarina Theater (Teatro da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina) in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil on November, 28th, 2015 by the Elefants Theatre Company (Elefants Companhia de Teatro). Read More
Highlight 1 of 3 from Elefants Companhia de Teatro’s Romeu e Julieta – Shakespeare para todos (Romeo and Juliet) – The meeting (O encontro) – In Act 1 Scene 5, Romeo crashes the Capulets’ masquerade ball and meets their daughter Juliet. The young lovers learn too late of their families’ identities. Romeo’s family, the Montagues, and Juliet’s family, the Capulets, are enemies.
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Translator’s notes:
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00:45 – 00:48
“não tinha essa história de ficar, não.”
The term “ficar” means – when used as a slang word – to kiss somebody just for one night, not to have a lasting relationship. The term is largely employed and is not offensive for children, although obviously it isn’t something they’d do.
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03:25 – 03:29
“Sepe compom mipinhapa vilpil manopão”
This is a children’s game called “the ‘P’ language”. It’s originally a little simpler than the manner we use it in our production. Our way goes like this: after each syllable (just pointing out we divide the word in syllables in Portuguese differently than the way we do in English) we add the letter ‘P’ together with the vowel that compound that syllable so, for example, if we have the word ‘teatro’, we go ‘te PE a PA tro PO’, so, for the translation, we thought of doing pretty much the same. It would be something like that: ‘theatre’ ‘the PE a PA tre PER’ in which the sound of the vowel in the regular syllable must be the same sound in the ‘P’ syllable.
For this line it would be:
— Sepe compom mipinhapa vilpil mãopão
— Se com minha vil mão
— If with my unworthiest hand
— Ifpif withpith mypy unpunworporthipiestpest handpand
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Highlight 2 of 3 from Elefants Companhia de Teatro’s Romeu e Julieta – Shakespeare para todos (Romeo and Juliet) – The sentence (A sentença) – In Act 3 Scene 3, Romeo laments being banished from Verona by the Prince for killing Tybalt. Friar Lawrence tries to convince him things could be worse. Later, Nurse arrives and tells them that Juliet is very sad and crying. The Friar consoles her as well and tells them he has a plan to fix everything.
Highlight 3 of 3 from Elefants Companhia de Teatro’s Romeu e Julieta – Shakespeare para todos (Romeo and Juliet) – The suicide (O suicídio) – In Act 5 Scene 3, Romeo finds Juliet seemingly dead, not knowing that she is only sleeping. Friar Lawrence arrives too late to stop the young lovers from killing themselves.
