...148-157, 2004. Farm-level drought management: an irrigation case-study from the UK There is special providence in the fall of a sparrow. If it be now,...be not now, yet it will come. The readiness is all. William Shakespeare, Hamlet 4.1 INTRODUCTION The farmer's world is encompassed by risk and no risk...

...gives way to a new self image as 'fate', a numinous connection to death. HAMLET: [TJhere is special providence in the fall of a sparrow. If it be now,...be not now yet it will come; the readiness is all. (V, ii, 215-18) Consequently, in the final scene, which Claudius sets up as an overtly oldfashioned...

...their repair hither, and say you are not fit. HAMLET: Not a whit, we defy augury: there's a special providence in the fall of a sparrow. If it be now,...be not now, yet it will come. The readiness is all. Since no man has aught of what he leaves, what is't to leave betimes? Let be. Music plays. CLAUDIUS,...

...terms with a stoic and eloquent acceptance of whatever fate has in store for him: There is special providence in the fall of a sparrow. If it be now,...be not now, yet it will come. The readiness is all. (5.2.220-24) And the final words of this speech are like the sentiments of the Beatles' song: "Let...

...forestall their repair hither, and say you are not fit. HAMLET Not a whit, we defy augury. There is special providence in the fall of a sparrow. If it be now,...not now, yet it will come - the readiness is all. Since no man, of aught he leaves, knows what is't to leave betimes, let be. 210 Attendants enter to...

...of it which differs considerably from his previous death-wish: There is a special providence in die fall of a sparrow. If it be now, 'tis not to come;...not now, yet it will come — the readiness is all. (V.ii.zizff.) After detailing the sins and crimes of Claudius, culminating in the attempt on his own...

....'. I hope we don't need to make the books balance in heaven. London, 2003 Prologue JOURNEYING HOME If it be now, 'tis not to come; if it be not to come,...be not now, yet it will come: the readiness is all. (Hamlet, V.ii.220-24) Although Sir Nigel Hawthorne achieved his international reputation through the...

...indifference and again move outside his own situation to suggest the finality of the whole experience: If it be now, 'tis not to come; if it be not to come,...not now, yet it will come - the readiness is all. Since no man of aught he leaves knows, what is't to leave betimes? Let be. We may be reminded of Feeble's...

...words of appreciation. Finally, our appreciation for the expert editing efforts of Allison Singley. If it be now, 'tis not to come; If it be not to come,...be not now, yet it will come; The readiness is all. William Shakespeare: Hamlet I. The Readiness Challenge What you can expect to find in this chapter:...

...misgivings. Horatio urges him not to proceed if he feels this way, but Hamlet replies: "We defy augury. There is a special providence in the fall of a sparrow....be not now, yet it will come. The readiness is all" (215-18). The reference to the fall of a sparrow is an allusion to Jesus's words: "Are not two sparrows...