Month: November 2015

Saturday 28th November 2015

Summary of act 2 scene 1

Brutus is in his garden and has decided that Caesar must be killed. His reasons for reaching this conclusion are that Caesar is abusing his power and that has ascended far too quickly. lucius, Brutus’ servant, brings him a letter (planted by Cassius) he has found in Brutus’ private room. The first line of the letter reads, “Brutus, thou sleep’st. Awake, and see thyself”. Brutus interprets the letter as if it were a request from all of Rome to slay Caesar and restore the republic.

Brutus then asks Lucius what day it is, and he informs his master that it is the ides of March, or March 15th. A knock sounds on the door and Lucius leaves to answer it. Alone, Brutus states he has not slept since Cassius first incited him against Caesar.

Thursday 19th November 2015 

Julius Caesar 

How does Brutus justify the action of the conspirators?

Antony’s soliloquy show that he is very gutted and because Antony really respected Caesar, as we can see this in the previous scenes as Caesar said “come my right hand”

Friday 6th November 2015 

Description of the battle of the Somme 

haig decides to attack along the river Somme to distract the German from Verdun and help build the morale of the French.

His intelligence told him the German were outnumbered and weakening so the British might actually win.

The year is 1916, the Great War has been raging for two terrible years, and the Allies have been locked.

The German’s called the battle of Somme the Blood Bath.