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Answer the following questions briefly.

Why did Lady Weston refer to Mr. Caesar as 'Mr. Brutus'?

Lady Weston referred the visitor Mr. Caesar as Mr. Brutus as she was being sarcastic with her husband by putting up a silly act of being assassinated by someone. As it was Brutus who led the conspirators in the assassination of Julius Caesar so she made fun of the situation by calling Caesar as Brutus as Mr. Weston was in a throughout terror of being killed by him.


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Answer the questions given below the extracts.

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1. Who is the speaker?


2. Why is the speaker keen to know what day it was?


3. What impact does the day and date refer to have on the speaker?

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Answer the questions given below the extracts.

"You always wanted to be a great man and now you have got your wish".


1. What was his wish?


2. How had her husband's wish been granted?


3. Comment on the speaker's tone as she says these words.