title: Fear Not Shakespeare's Tragedies: A Comprehensive Introduction
author: Jenny Farrell
description: Jenny Farrell was born in Berlin, German Democratic Republic (GDR). She grew up in a bilingual German-Scottish-Irish family, where from an early age she was familiar with the literature and music of these traditions. She graduated from Humboldt University Berlin in 1980, with a BA and a B Ed in English and German. The same university awarded her a PhD in English Romantic Literature in 1985. She has lived in Ireland since 1985, working as a lecturer in GMIT. Her main fields of interest are Irish and English poetry and the work of William Shakespeare.
zlib_text: No Fear Shakespeare – Hamlet (by SparkNotes) 
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  Act 1, Scene 1 
   
  Enter BARNARDO and FRANCISCO, two sentinels 
  BARNARDO and FRANCISCO, two watchmen, 
  enter. 
   
  BARNARDO 
  Who’s there? 
  BARNARDO 
  Who’s there? 
   
  FRANCISCO 
  Nay, answer me. Stand and unfold yourself. 
  FRANCISCO 
  No, who are you? Stop and identify yourself. 
   
  BARNARDO 
  Long live the king! 
  BARNARDO 
  Long live the king! 
   
  FRANCISCO 
    Barnardo? 
  FRANCISCO 
  Is that Barnardo? 
   
  BARNARDO 
      He. 
  BARNARDO 
  Yes, it’s me. 
   
  FRANCISCO 
  You come most carefully upon your hour. 
  FRANCISCO 
  You’ve come right on time. 
   
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  BARNARDO 
  'Tis now struck twelve. Get thee to bed, Francisco. 
  BARNARDO 
  The clock’s just striking twelve. Go home to bed, 
  Francisco. 
   
  FRANCISCO 
  For this relief much thanks. 'Tis bitter cold, 
  And I am sick at heart. 
  FRANCISCO 
  Thanks for letting me go. It’s bitterly cold out, and 
  I’m depressed. 
   
  BARNARDO 
      Have you had quiet guard? 
  BARNARDO 
  Has it been a quie