Shakespearean dating tips - Anthony John Peters

Shakespearjevi nasveti za zmenke - Anthony John Peters

Translator: Andreja Benčina Reviewer: Matej Divjak

Using the word Shakespeare

Omeniti Shakespearja

within any classroom in the 21st century

v katerikoli današnji učilnici

has become almost as dangerous for teachers

je postalo za učitelje enako nevarno,

as putting balloons in a toaster.

kot vtakniti balone v opekač.

After uttering this simple word,

Zaradi ene same besede

the common teacher is met with a mass of groans,

se sleherni učitelj sooči z množičnim godrnjanjem,

moans,

ječanjem, obupanimi pogledi

devastated looks,

and the occasional chair tossed in his or her direction.

in občasnim stolom zalučanim v njihovo smer.

But Shakespearean works are not boring,

Toda njegova dela niso

confusing,

dolgočasne, begajoče, dolge in mučne drame,

long and painful plays written more than 400 years ago.

zapisane pred več kot 400 leti.

They're adventures relating to the extremities

Gre za pustolovščine,

ki opisujejo skrajnosti človeške narave:

of human nature:

love,

ljubezen,

hate,

sovraštvo,

jealousy,

zealous ambition,

ljubosumje,

častihlepje,

fear,

strah,

mistrust,

deception,

nezaupanje,

and murder.

prevara in umor.

We owe much of our own language to his invention.

Veliko je prispeval k bogastvu angleškega jezika.

He invented over 2,000 words

Za svoje drame je izumil več kot 2.000 besed,

for use in his plays,

which still remain in the Oxford English Dictionary.

ki so še vedno v Oxfordskem angleškem slovarju.

Words like "countless"

Besede kot so 'brezštevilen',

and "assassination"

in 'umor',

as well as phrases like

kot tudi fraze:

"one fell swoop,"

'na en mah'

"foul play,"

'nepoštenost'

and even "to be in a pickle"

in celo 'biti v težavah'.

all originated from William's brilliant brain.

Vse izhajajo iz avtorjevega briljantnega uma.

And there are many echoes

Veliko je tudi ostankov Shakespearjeve romantike.

of Shakespeare's romantic language too.

If you read <em>Romeo and Juliet</em>,

Če berete Romeo in Julija,

you'll come across sentences like,

boste naleteli na te izraze:

"She doth teach the torches to burn bright,"

"Od nje sijati se učijo sveče."

and, "So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows."

ali pa "kot golobica bela sredi vran".

Both are quite clever metaphors,

Obe sta domišljeni metafori,

suggesting that Juliet is both exceptionally beautiful

ki namigujeta, da je Julija izjemno lepa,

and far moreso than anyone else.

in hkrati še veliko bolj od drugih.

"For thou art as glorious to this night,

"Ti, ki svetiš se nad mano v noči,

being o'er my head,

kot krilat poslanec nebeški, ki prikaže se očem,"

as is a winged messenger of heaven,"

is a simile suggesting angelic qualities

je primera, ki omenjeni gospe, pripisuje angelske lastnosti.

of the lady in question.

This is not too different from today's comments like,

To pa ni tako daleč od današnjih izjav v stilu:

"Hey, beautiful!"

"Hej, lepotička!"

and, "You're the hottest girl in the room."

ali pa: "Ti si najlepša punca tukaj!"

Shakespeare also uses

Shakespeare uporablja tudi bolj kompleksne metafore

slightly more complex metaphors

to describe the intentions of a mischievous man.

za opis namenov nagajivca.

For instance,

Na primer:

"This holy shrine, the gentle sin is this: My lips,

"(če roka je) svetinjo to z dotikom užalila,

greh moji ustni, romarja skesana,

two blushing pilgrims,

ready stand to smooth that rough touch

s poljubim rahlim rada bi izmila,"

with a tender kiss,"

essentially means, "I wish to kiss you."

kar pravzaprav pomeni: "Rad bi te poljubil."

Such male intentions were not limited

Nameni moških niso bili omejeni zgolj na poljubček na lice.

to simple pecks on the cheek either.

An intentional ambiguity was often used

Namerna dvoumnost je bila pogosto rabljena

as a cheeky means to proposition marriage

kot navihan način, da zaprosi za roko,

or a more intimate relationship.

ali pa pričetek bolj intimnega razmerja.

Therefore, instead of viewing Shakespearean works

Zato namesto, da gledamo na Shakespearjeva dela

as out-dated, boring, and unhelpful,

kot na zastarela, dolgočasna in neuporabna,

start reading today

začnite brati že danes in odkrite najboljše načine,

and discover the best ways

to get the one you love

to love you back.

da si pridobite srce tega, ki ga ljubite.