Question

read the excerpt from act i of hamlet.
bernardo: tis now struck twelve: get thee to bed,
francisco.
what is the meaning of the underlined phrase?
this is twelve.
its twelve oclock.
twelve things have fallen.
a man was hit twelve times.

Explanation:

In the context of telling time, "struck twelve" is an old - fashioned way of indicating that the clock has chimed twelve times to mark twelve o'clock. The other options do not fit the common usage in this context. "This is twelve" is too vague without context of time. "Twelve things have fallen" and "A man was hit twelve times" are not relevant interpretations of the phrase in the context of a clock - related statement.

Answer:

It's twelve o'clock.