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 old - English, "Tis now struck twelve" is an expression used to indicate that the clock has just chimed twelve times, meaning it's twelve o'clock.

Answer:

It's twelve o'clock.