Complex sentence: Fergus, however, cannot overcome his compassion for Dil, who keeps on wooing him, and shields her from possible retribution by his IRA members by giving her a haircut and male clothes as a disguise.
Split into simpler sentences: Fergus, however, cannot overcome his compassion for Dil, who keeps on wooing him. He shields her from possible retribution by giving her a haircut and male clothes as a disguise.