Question

Answer the question given below the extract.

“What is the date to-day? Roger, I said what day of the month is it?”

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 referred to have on the speaker?

Answer 1

1. Lord Weston is the speaker.
2. He has found the words “Remember Caesar” on a scrap of paper and wants to check the date.
3. Roger tells him it is the fifteenth of March, the Ides of March. Since Julius Caesar was murdered on that date, Weston becomes convinced that someone plans to assassinate him.