We concluded reading and discussing Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. I explained how in Roman culture "running on one's sword" was considered an honorable way of committing suicide, and we examined Brutus' decision to "run on his sword " in that context. Bobby did a good job contextualizing Brutus' dying words evidencing Brutus' regret at having joined the conspiracy to assassinate Caesar. We further contrasted how the men in Brutus' army offer to die to protect Brutus while Cassius' army deserts him. Last, we read Antony's famous closing speech wherein he characterized Brutus as "the noblest Roman of them all." We concluded the session by listening to the BBC presentation of Act V. For homework, I assigned reading an essay from our Julius Caesar book discussing Anthony's description of Brutus as "the noblest Roman" and then answering in detail the study guide question on why Antony describes Brutus as "the noblest" notwithstanding Brutus' joinder in the conspiracy.