Act 1, Scene 1 - It (harrows) me with fear and wonder

The Tragedy of Erik:
Prince of Schooley's Mountain

Act 1 - Scene 1 (Abridged)

Photos from Erik's Personal Collection
Words by William Shakespeare

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BERNARDO: Who's there?
FRANCISCO: Nay, answer me. Stand and unfold yourself.
BARNARDO: Long live the king!



BERNARDO: Looks he not like the King? Mark it, Horatio.



HORATIO: Most like. It (harrows) me with fear and wonder.





MARCELLUS:
It faded on the crowing of the cock
Some say that ever ‘gainst that season comes
Wherein our savior’s birth is celebrated,
This bird of dawning sings all night long;
And then, they say, no spirit dare stir abroad,
The nights are wholesome; then no planets strike,
No fairy takes, nor witch hath power to char,
So hallowed and so gracious is that time.

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HORATIO:
Break we our watch, and by my advice
Let us impart what we have seen tonight
Unto young Hamlet; for, upon my life,
This spirit, dumb to us, will speak to him.

To be continued...