How did captain feel after the heart attack

Методическая разработка внеклассного мероприятия по предмету «Английский язык» для проведения в 8 классе.

Game «Treasure Island» (based оn «Treasure Island» bу R.L.Stevenson).
Игра «Остров сокровищ»

Цели проведения внеклассного мероприятия: в игровой форме проверить умения учащихся применять полученные знания английского языка на практике (прочитанные главы адаптированного произведения «Остров сокровищ», биографическая справка об авторе Р.Л.Стивенсоне, лексика) и повысить интерес учащихся к чтению на иностранном языке.

Состав участников игры: игроки команд (5 учащихся), ведущий-учитель, зрители.
Правила игры: ведущий-учитель предлагает участникам игры различного рода задания, за правильный ответ команда получает 1 очко, предлагаются также дополнительные задания для зрителей (1 очко в счет команды); выигрывает та команда, которая получает большее количество очков.
Ход внеклассного мероприятия.
I. Вступительное слово учителя-ведущего.
— Good afternoon! We are glad to greet уоu at our game called «Treasure Island». First of all let mе introduce our teams. There are two teams here today. Now listen very attentively to the rules of our game. I offer different tasks for уоu. For right answer your team gets one point. If the first team cannot answer the question or gives the wrong answer, the second team саn answer this question. If the first, second teams cannot answer or do some task it саn bе asked your helpers or audience. So teams саn get an additional point. If nobody саn answer this question or do this task it саn bе took off.
Wе have tasks and questions for team and for teams` captains. We also have additional tasks and questions for audience.
The team wins when it has more scores. I wish уоu good luck and success. Let’s begin our game!
(Учитель-ведущий объясняет правила игры).

II. Проведение игры.
1. Задание для команд: составить из имеющихся букв название команды и наклеить на листок бумаги (Captain Flint’s team, Doctor Livesey’s team).
— We know that every team has own nаmе (title). The first task for уоu is to make uр the nаmе of your team from these letters and stick this nаmе оn this sheet of paper.
2. Задание для команд: ответить на вопросы (вопросы задаются по очереди). Первые 7 вопросов об авторе произведения и о самой книге. Все остальные вопросы по содержанию глав 1-5. Слайды 2-24.
— The second task is to answer these questions. You should answer the questions in turn.
The first seven questions will bе about the author of this book and the book itself.
1) Where was Robert Louis Stevenson born? (in Edinburgh).
2) What did Robert’s father do? (He was a marine engineer).
3) What did Robert’s grandfather and father build? (Lighthouses).
4) What forced Robert Stevenson to give uр his practice as а lawyer? (Poor health).
5) From what did Stevenson get an idea for a novel? (from game, with his stepson Lloyd).
6) What was the first title of the book «Treasure Island»? (The Sea Cook).
7) Where was «The Sea Cook» published? (in bоу’s magazine).
8) Who kept the Admiral Benbow Inn? (Jim Hawkins’ father).
9) Who саmе to stay at that inn? (a stranger, a tall, strong, heavy, nut-brown man with a scar across one cheek. Вillу Bones).
10) How did the mаn ask to саll him? (Captain).
11) How did Captain spend his days and evenings? (Не drank very strong rum and sang the old shanty).
12) Who саmе to visit Captain one winter day? (Black Dog).
13) What did Jim Hawkins take from the chest? (captain’s papers).
14) What did the pirates want to get from Captain? (his old sea-chest, Flint’s papers).
15) What did the blind mаn give to Captain? (the black spot).
16) Who was killеd bу а horse? (Pew).
3. Задание для команд: воспроизвести ту старую моряцкую песню, которую пел по вечерам Билли Бонc (записать на листочке, затем прочитать). Дается 5 мин. Слайд 33.
— The third task for уоu is to write the old shanty which Вillу Bones or Captain used to sing аll evenings. And then read it. I give уоu five minutes.

Fifteen men оn the dead man’s chest –
¬Yo-ho-ho, and а bottle of rum!
!
Drink and the devil had done for the rest ¬-
Yo-ho-ho, and а bottle of rum!
Пятнадцать человек на сундук мертвеца,
Йо-хо-хо, и бутылка рому!
Пей, и дьявол доведет тебя до конца,
Йо-хо-хо, и бутылка рому!

A bag full of gold coins (6 words, 19 letters).
An old Spanish watch (4 words, 17 letters).

Задание для зрителей: дополнить предложения. Глава №4.
— Complete the following sentences. Chapter 4. THE SEA-CHEST.
We realized that the captain was dead and that it was impossible for us to remain any longer in the house. We decided to go to the village that lay on the other side of the cove. When we reached the village, we saw the yellow shine of candles in doors and windows. But the more we told of our troubles, the more afraid they become. The name of Captain Flint was well-known to some people in the village. Nobody wanted to help us to defend the inn. We returned to the inn and locked the door at once. I knelt down near the dead captain’s body and took the key. We opened the chest easily and mother began to count out the coins. Suddenly I heard in the silent, frosty air the sound that brought my heart into my mouth. The blind beggar knocked on the inn door and pulled the handle. Then he went away. We took some money (coins) and the captain’s papers and ran along the road to the village.
6. Задание для команд: перевести фразы с английского языка на русский язык. Слайд 40.

Рабочая тетрадь к книге Роберта Льюиса Стивенсона «Остров Сокровищ»

Рабочая тетрадь к книге Роберта Льюиса Стивенсона «Остров Сокровищ»

Автор-составитель: Салехитдинова Г. Х.

Robert Louis Stevenson “Treasure Island”

Reading notes and exercises

Chapters 1-2 (pp. 1-7)

1. New vocabulary:

Use the new words and expressions in the situations based on the text and in the situations of your own.

p. 4 under the law

2. Find the English equivalents:

шрам ( порез ) на щеке

шашка (холодное оружие)

валиться с грохотом

3. Answer the questions:

1) Why did Jim Hawkins start to write everything he knew about Treasure Island?

2) When did the story begin?

3) What can you say about the old seaman?

4) What sort of inn did Jim`s father owe?

5) What was the old seaman`s name?

6) Was the captain a talkative person?

7) Why did the customers learn to leave the captain alone?

8) Why didn`t Jim`s father ask for more money from the captain?

9) What was the difference between Dr. Livesey and the captain?

10) What conversation did Dr. Livesey and the captain have?

11) What happened one January morning?

12) Who was the stranger looking for?

13) Why was Jim sure that the captain wouldn`t be pleased to see the stranger?

14) What was the stranger`s nickname?

15) What could Jim hear?

16) What happened to the captain after the stranger`s disappearance?

4. Be ready to talk about the author. (p. 84)

Chapters 3-4 (pp. 8-18)

1. New vocabulary:

Use the new words and expressions in the situations based on the text and in the situations of your own.

p. 8 worth anything

p. 9 to help oneself

p. 12 breathlessly

высокопоставленный представитель судебного ведомства

команда (на корабле)

Я слышу движение пальцев.

небольшая бухта; защищенное, закрытое место в скалах на морском берегу

3. Answer the questions:

1) Why do you think the captain drank all the time?

2) What was he afraid of? What did the black spot mean? What did he ask Jim to do?

3) Why did the pirates want the old sea-chest?

4) Why couldn`t Jim worry about the captain that night?

5) What was the weather like on the day of the burial?

6) Who appeared on the day of the burial?

7) Why was Jim frightened of the blind man?

8) What did the blind man put into the Captain`s hand?

9) Why did the Captain commit suicide?

10) What did Jim and his Mum try to find in the chest?

11) Where was the key?

12) What was inside the chest?

13) Why didn`t the mother take all the money?

14) Why was it difficult to find English guineas?

15) Was it difficult for Jim and his mother to escape? Why?

16) Why do you think Jim refused to leave his mother?

17) What were the pirates searching for?

18) Why do you think Flint`s papers were so important for the pirates?

19? What happened to blind Pew? Who were the riders?

20) How did the pirates manage to run away?

21) Describe Squire Trelawney.

22) What was known about Flint?

23) Why was the treasure worth looking for?

24) What was found in the cloth?

25) Describe the map.

26) Can you name all the members of the crew?

4. a) Act out the dialogue between Jim and the Captain. (pp. 8-9)

b) Act out the dialogue between Jim and his Mother when they were tried to escape. (pp. 11-12)

c) Act out the dialogue between doctor Livesey and the squire. (p. 16)

5. Describe the map.

Chapters 5-6 (pp. 18-26)

1. New vocabulary.

Find the following words and word combinations, use them in the situations based on the text and in the situations of your own:

p.19 to meet smb. by accident

to feel sorry for smb.

p.21 a first officer

p.26 to fear a mutiny

2. Find the English equivalents in the text:

Самый выносливый моряк

Это серьезный вопрос

Быть нанятым по секретному приказу

3. Answer the following questions:

1) Why did Dr.Livesey go to London?

2) What did Jim dream about while studying Flint’s map?

3) What ship did the squire find?

4) Why do you think Dr.Livesey won’t be quite satisfied with Trelawney’s behaviour?

5) What facts do we know about Long John Silver?

6) How many people did they need for the voyage?

7) Why was Trelawney so happy when he found Long John Silver?

8) Was Jim excited when they began their journey to Bristol?

9) Where could Jim find Long John Silver?

10) How did Jim recognize John?

11) What impression did John Silver make on Jim?

12) Did Jim know the exact way the pirates look like?

13) Whom did Jim meet in the inn?

14) Did the cook manage to catch Black Dog?

15) Why did Jim watch the cook carefully?

16) What did Dr. Livesey and Jim think of John Silver?

17) What were the relations between Trelawney and the captain?

18) Whom and why didn’t the captain like?

19) What made Captain Smollett so displeased?

20) What did the captain demand from Dr. Livesey?

21) Why didn’t Captain Smollett want anyone to know where the map was?

22) Why do you think the author compares the cook with the monkey?

23) Do you think it’s a good thing to have a friend as talkative as Trelawney used to be?

4. Act out the dialogue between Dr.Livesey and Captain Smollett. (pp 24-26)

5. Speak about their preparations for the voyage to Treasure Island.

Chapters 7-8 (pp. 27-36)

1. New vocabulary.

Use the words and expressions in the situations based on the text and in the situations of your own:

p.28 a barrel of apples

p.29 doubtful voice

2. Find the English equivalents.

Паруса наполнились ветром

В деталях, подробно

Смирный как овца

3. Answer the following questions.

1) What did Jim remember when he heard the song?

2) Was the ship good?

3) What was the name of the ship?

4) What kind of person did Mr.Arrow turn out to be?

5) Who was able to substitute Mr.Arrow after his mysterious disappearance?

6) What was the crew’s attitude to Long John Silver?

7) What were the relations between Mr. Trelawney and the captain?

8) Why did the crew seem to be happy?

9) Why did Jim have to get inside the barrel to get the apple?

10) What did Jim understand when he overheard the conversation?

11) What was John Silver trying to convince the young seaman of? What was the aim of the pirates?

12) Why did John Silver want to wait with the honest man until the last moment?

13) Why did John change his mind and think of killing the honest men on the island?

14) Did anyone notice Jim in the barrel?

15) Describe the land the pirates saw.

16) What was the reaction of the squire when he heard the truth about the crew?

17) How many honest men were on board the ship? Who were they?

18) What were Captain Smollett’s actions?

19) Why did Jim hate the thought of Treasure Island?

20) Why did the small boats pull the ship to drop the anchor?

21) Why did the captain allow all the men to go on shore?

22) Why do you think Hunter, Joyce and Redruth were not as surprised as other honest men expected them to be?

23) What was the pirate’s reaction to the allowance to go on shore? Why?

24) What was Jim’s “first of the mad ideas”?

25) What did Jim do on the island? Why?

26) What conversation did Jim overhear?

27) Whose terrible scream was heard?

28) Why did John Silver kill Tom? How?

4. Be ready to summarize either of the chapters.

Chapters 9-10 (pp. 36-47)

1. New vocabulary.

Use the words and expressions in the situations based on the text and in the situations of your own:

p. 36 immediately

p. 37 shipwrecked

p.38 to be desperate for smth.

p.44 to desert the ship

p. 47 to be wounded

2. Find the English equivalents for the following words.

Его кожа была практически черная от солнца

Высаживать на необитаемом острове

Выпустить пулю в спину

3. Answer the following questions.

1) Who did Jim meet on the island?

2) Describe Ben Gunn.

3) What does “to be marooned” mean?

4) What was Ben Gunn desperate for?

5) Why did Jim trust Ben?

6) Did Ben know Silver and other pirates?

7) What were the terms on which Ben Gunn was ready to help Jim and his friends?

8) What did Flint do with the seamen who helped him to hide the treasure?

9) Why did Gunn’s friends leave him alone on the island?

10) How did Jim manage to get on board?

11) What happened on the ship?

12) What was on the hill?

13) What was the pirates’ flag called?

14) Why didn’t Ben Gunn go to the ship with Jim?

15) What was flying over Hispaniola?

16) Why did the pirates break the captain’s little boat?

17) What happened with Jim’s friends?

18) When will the rescue ship be sent to look for Hispaniola?

19) What happened while Jim was away?

20) Why didn’t Jim`s friends manage to reach the shore safely?

21) Who was killed?

22) Who came to the camp to talk with Captain Smollett?

23) What did Silver want to discuss?

24) Did Captain Smollett understand what Silver was speaking about?

25) What were the pirates’ terms?

26) Did the enemies manage to agree with each other?

27) What did Silver promise to do?

28) What did Jim’s friends do after Silver disappeared?

29) Describe the battle.

30) What was the result of the battle?

4. Be ready to summarize either of the chapters.

Chapters 11-12 (pp. 48-57)

1. New vocabulary.

Use the new words in the situations based on the text and in the situations of your own:

p.49 to make one’s way

p.55 to load the pistols with powder

p.57 to blame smb. for doing smth.

2. Find the English equivalents.

Схватиться за веревку

Грохотать (о волнах)

Пригвоздить к мачте

3. Answer the questions.

1) How many people did Jim’s friends lose in the battle with pirates?

2) What was the captain’s state?

3) Where did the doctor go? Why?

4) What idea did Jim have? Did he do the right thing?

5) What did Jim take with himself?

6) Did he manage to find the boat?

7) What idea came to Jim’s head?

8) How many people were there on board the ship?

9) What were the men doing?

10) How did Jim manage to find it out?

11) How did Jim manage to find himself in the open sea?

12) What did he dream about?

13) Why couldn’t Jim row ashore in his boat?

14) Who was the ship controlled by?

15) How did Jim find himself on the Hispaniola?

16) What had happened between Israel hands and O’Brien?

17) Why did Jim bring rum to Israel Hands?

18) On which terms did Israel Hands promise to tell Jim how to sail the Hispaniola?

19) What worried Jim?

20) Why did Israel Hands want Jim to leave the deck?

21) Why did Israel Hands manage to attack Jim? Describe the fight.

22) Who was the winner of the fight?

23) Was Jim seriously wounded?

24) Did Jim manage to walk ashore?

25) What seemed strange to Jim when he reached the stockade?

26) What happened to Jim in the stockade?

4. Be ready to role play the dialogue between Jim and Israel hands. (p. 53-56)

Chapters 13-14 (pp. 58-68)

1. New vocabulary.

Use the new words in the situations based on the text and in the situations of your own:

p. 58 to bargain

to answer in the smooth voice

p.61 to make a bargain

p.62 to accuse smb. of doing smth.

p.64 to make one’s way

2. Find in the text the English equivalents.

Судить за пиратство

Уставиться на кого-то

Дрожать от страха

3. Answer the questions.

1) Who did Jim see inside the house?

2) What had happened the day before? How did Jim explain the doctor`s behaviour?

3) What was the pirates’ reaction to Jim’s words?

4) Why do you think Silver didn’t allow the pirates to kill Jim?

5) Why did the doctor give the map to the pirates?

6) What did the pirates give to John? Why?

7) How did John manage to justify himself?

8) Who came next morning? Why?

9) Why did John Silver let Jim speak to Doctor Livesey?

10) Why didn’t Jim run away?

11) Were Jim’s friends happy about his sudden disappearance?

12) What was Silver’s plan?

13) Why was Jim afraid?

14) Describe the procession that went to search for treasure?

15) Why did one of the pirates cried out?

16) How did the dead body lie? Why?

17) Why were the pirates afraid when they heard the singing?

18) How did they manage to calm themselves down?

19) What did the pirates find in the hole?

4. Role play the dialogue between Jim and John Silver. ( p.p. 58-61)

5. Role play the dialogue among John Silver, Jim and the doctor. (p.p.63-64)

6. Be ready to retell either of the chapter.

Chapter 15 (pp. 68-73)

1. New vocabulary.

Use the new words in the situations based on the text and in the situations of your own:

p.69 couldn’t help whispering

to blame smb. for desertion

2. Find the English equivalents.

С пустыми руками

3. Answer the following questions.

1) Why did Silver have to change his plans so quickly?

2) Why did John pass the pistol to Jim?

3) How much money did the pirates find?

4) Why was everyone on George Merry’s side this time?

5) Who helped John and Jim?

6) What was Ben’s story?

7) Describe the cave?

8) Why was Jim happy to leave the place?

9) What did Silver do?

10) What happened to other characters?

4. Do the exercises on pages 80-83.

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“ You must take that emotion and bury it, never let it out. ”
―The Captain to Fanny [src]

The Captain is the ghost of a World War II army captain who resides in Button House and is portrayed by Ben Willbond. His real name is currently unknown as is almost all of his personal history. As a ghost, he seems to be closest with Fanny.

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Appearance

The only time The Captain is seen wearing anything other than his service dress is during the episode Redding Weddy when he had multiple flashbacks to his life. Here, he is seen without his swagger stick, wearing his wool overcoat and cap while smoking a pipe. Of course, his medals are also missing from his uniform; his medals are always shown wrongly ordered to show respect to those who did actually serve during WW2.

Personality

The Captain likes to be in charge and keep order, he’s a fairly reserved man who often stands on ceremony and can at times (especially during parties) become somewhat overbearing. He has established himself as the de facto leader among the ghosts and believes this to be his rightful position as he is ‘ranking officer’.

Cap’s fellow ghosts generally respect his authority (except in the episode Getting Out, where the group rebels against him, then make Pat their new leader) and will take his words as gospel when there is a serious issue, such as the burglars who break in during Bump In The Night. He likes to be out front leading the team, or at least he likes to tell people he does; Cap informs Pat that their attempts to haunt Alison are a «military campaign» and that he «is not the type to bring up the rear». He can be too strict and authoritative, often forgetting that his fellow ghosts aren’t soldiers, but is also highly intelligent and ultimately does have a heart, two traits clearly shown by the way he cons Kitty into getting Alison to stay even after they’d outed him from their group and despite he himself having wanted Alison and Mike gone from Button House.

He is obsessed with warfare, and acts like a war captain even after his death. The Captain appears to have a particular love of tanks and super weapons, which has lead to a great enjoyment of documentaries, which he has Alison put on for him at every available opportunity. He also appears to have enjoyed the comic opera ‘The Pirates of Penzance’ as he has been heard multiple times singing ‘Modern Major General’; most notably when Alison is doing her very best to ignore him after she first gets her ability to see the dead.

Cap is heavily implied to be gay. While he does not advertise this fact and would prefer to keep his feelings to himself, The Captain doesn’t appear to be entirely closeted. He often makes comments accidentally revealing his attraction to certain men who enter Button House and at one point refers to a builder as «the handsome one. The chap with the arms». [2] He further reveals his orientation when he mutters under his breath «almost certainly not» while Thomas is complaining that the ghosts don’t understand his feelings for Alison. [3] All his fellow ghosts have taken notice of these comments and often give him sideways glances for them but have no objection to his sexual preference whatsoever. Fanny’s husband, George, was also gay, so the topic is brought up occasionally in conversations, during these The Captain doesn’t try to escape the conversation, nor does he participate. Ultimately, Cap has relaxed his need to hide his orientation after his death, though still remains very private on the subject due to the era he grew up in. In the episode Redding Weddy, it is quite apparent that The Captain has feelings for his second-in-command, Lieutenant Havers, as he is nervous and uncharacteristically friendly around him. He is also noticeably upset when Havers is transferred to Africa; a sadness which lingers even after his death. The Captain takes it upon himself to unofficially aid Alison and Mike in planning a wedding for a lesbian couple since the wedding planner crashed his car. Later, when the service takes place all the ghosts attend and The Captain seems very pleased that the two brides are allowed to marry. [4]

Biography

As his name is unknown, he is referred to simply by his rank as ‘The Captain’ or occasionally just ‘Cap’, no one has ever asked his real name and he shows no signs of being inclined to reveal it, even identifying himself as «The Captain» when roleplaying in I Love Lucy; although it stands to reason that ghosts such as Robin and Mary would be aware of his true identity due to having already been dead in the house by WW2. His cause of death is also unknown and a lack of bodily evidence (like Thomas’ bullet wound or Mary’s body smothered with smoke) suggests his death could have been an illness like a heart attack or cancer or a non-violent type of accident.

During WW2, The Captain was for the most part stationed at Button House. He was C.O of a unit charged with HQ duties with his second-in-command being Lieutenant Havers, until he was transferred. It is unknown precisely what the Capitan was charged with achieving although it can be speculated that it was research into new weaponry, as he alleges that he was the only one aware of a top secret project called Operation William. William was a secret prototype limpet mine which The Captain buried in one of the gardens (though why is unknown) shortly after Havers left for North Africa. If Cap really was in charge of armaments research it would explain his particular fondness for weaponry.

Close up of The Captain’s medal ribbons.

His medals imply that his date of death falls past 1945 as they are listed left to right: The ‘War Medal 1939–1945’ issued to all service personnel during the war. The ‘Defence Medal’ issued to various personnel, including personnel working in headquarters, on training bases and airfields for the duration of the War. The ‘France and Germany Star’ issued to personnel who served in Europe, to personnel who entered into operational service in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, The Netherlands and Germany between June 6, 1944 and May 8, 1945. This all implies that The Captain had some form of late war service on the continent after D-Day. Finally, The Captain has earned the ‘1939-1945 Star’ issued to personnel for service in the war at large. These medals suggest that The Captain spent much of the war at home on HQ duties, before being transferred at some point to Europe after the allied landings on June 6th. Given the establishment of most of these medals happened post war, it can be presumed that The Captain survived the war and eventually died of unrelated causes.

Death

Having installed himself as leader to the gang of ghosts at Button House, he likes to keep a watchful eye over everybody, Unlike Pat who attempts to keep the dead residents interacting and close-knit, The Captain calls for order and often uses them as troops for his plots and plans. In a way he has turned himself into Button House’s chief of security and does not take kindly to newcomers for the most part. He insists the house is guarded and will often put Humphrey on look-out duty at night.

Upon Lady Heather Button’s death during the first episode he claims her room for his own, an act which even Julian finds distasteful, he later complains that each night he is woken by Fanny «screaming like a mad person» when she throws herself out of the window in a trance-like state as she repeats her death. He shows no concern for her or why she does this each night, even after her motives and compulsion are revealed, Cap is simply annoyed by it all. Robin suggests they swap rooms so Fanny is on the ground floor and can’t jump but this doesn’t solve the problem as again he’s woken to her jumping. In the end, he and Pat have Julian push the clock hands so that Fanny jumps in the morning when everybody wakes up.

When Alison and Mike first move in and start to renovate, it is The Captain who organizes the hauntings, he sorts everybody into an order and treats it very much like a military mission. This plan fails, but he is not deterred in the least. Later, after the disgraced politician, Julian, pushed Alison from the window and she becomes able to see them, he once again starts a campaign to out the Coopers from the house via guerrilla war; this lasts until Alison agrees to give him an hour a week of television about tanks and super weapons when she finally confronts them. [5] Though he was never outright for killing the pair of them, he is the only one who doesn’t seem overly opinionated on the morality of Julian’s actions as he simply wants to be rid of the Coopers and will work with what he’s given to accomplish that goal.

In the episode Happy Death Day, The Captain joins forces with Julian to figure out a way of getting rid of the builders. They quickly agree that all builders are thieves so all they have to do is watch and wait for one to steal something, then report it to Alison. However, none of the builders are thieves, they’re actually rather good people, one is even helping to build a playground for charity. In the end, Cap and Julian resort to pushing Alison’s engagement ring into one of the tool boxes and claiming it was stolen. This does get the builders out the house since they quit, but not for the reasons the ghosts had intended.

Cap later takes a liking to Adam, the 1st assistant director for the show ‘Life of Byron’ in Free Pass. The Captain follows him around Button House as Adam tries to work and even starts to imitate him, though if this is due to him having taken a fancy to Adam or because his job is to direct and he feels an affinity for this is unclear. This is the first time The Captain’s homosexuality is focused on as he clearly develops a crush on ‘young Adam’, as Cap calls him, and is upset when he leaves after Toby Nightingale falls through the ceiling, he even has a Freudian slip by saying ‘I shan’t miss him’ which he quickly corrects to ‘them’.

When the eclipse comes around and Robin wants to have his traditional ceremony, The Captain agrees only on the grounds that he can do the reading, Thomas contests this but the others really don’t care, he then proceeds to orchestrate as if it is a battle plan with a map of the house and small rocks to represent the henge which once stood there. Unfortunately for Alison the ceremony takes place in the middle of her dining room while she’s throwing a dinner party and it is Cap who stands up for Robin by pointing out that it is important and a time honored tradition; however, he only does this because he doesn’t like to receive orders but prefers to give them. He and the other ghosts are soon distracted by watching ‘Friends’ until Pat gets the sofa moved outside so they can look at the moon.

The Captain speaking with Humphrey shortly after he’s been outed from the group in Getting Out.

In the final episode of season one, Getting Out, he again turns his attention to getting rid of Alison and Mike, though unlike last time the ghosts refuse, since they’ve become rather fond of the Coopers. He accuses them of a «bloodless coup» and is thrown out of their group for being too commanding, then replaced by Pat who hadn’t really intended to take his place. The Captain tries to get the plague victims to join him with the promise of quarters upstairs, but they want nothing to do with him either. He remains intent on getting rid of Alison and Mike, though starts to have second thoughts when he notices Fiona Legge’s odd behavior. Ultimately he is the only one of the ghosts, or indeed the entire household, who realizes she is attempting to con Alison and Mike to get Button House for practically nothing. Cap then uses this knowledge to trick Kitty into having Alison get Fiona’s people to dig up the basement and reveal the plague victims, he does this having set aside his want for Alison and Mike to leave to reveal the injustice. As Fiona runs away, the ghosts discern that Cap had put all the wheels in motion and again welcome him into their group as they realize they do actually need him. Kitty is upset that he’s used her until Cap points out that it means Alison is staying which is when she instantly forgives him.

Cap and Fanny after he prevents her being recorded.

When Mike and Alison have a drunken party at the house in About Last Night, he makes his irritation known; it’s also the second notable reference to his homosexuality when he stares at the naked man walking around for just a little too long. He helps Alison to track down Dante (Lady Button’s stuffed dog) and further aids them by throwing her off while they look, despite him and Pat butting heads over who gives the orders.

The Captain remembering the night Lieutenant Havers left.

He does his best to avoid Alison digging up the garden so she can prepare it for a venue viewing in Redding Weddy, as he is the only one aware of the prototype limpet mine buried there, he tells her that there is «something explosive» but she takes this to mean scandalous. Mike eventually builds a bonfire to burn the garden waste and causes the mine to blow up leaving a crater in the garden, Cap dives over it as one would a grenade and later states he did it because he was «caught up in the moment». The whole thing haunts The Captain since it reminds him of when his second-in-command, Lt. Havers, left for the front. Throughout the episode it becomes quite clear that he had feelings for Havers and was deeply upset by his leaving.

When burglars break into Button House to steal the hired wedding items, Cap quickly launches into action and mobilizes his fellow ghosts. He is quick to come up with a plan and sets them all off on jobs while he, Julian, and Pat try to figure out a way of contacting the police. On other occasions, The Captain’s attempts at leadership have been either rebuffed or totally ignored by the ghosts, but knowing the situation is serious has even Julian listening to his orders. Finally he manages to contact Alison via Mike’s phone and explains the entire situation, which prompts her to come home just as the burglars crash their van.

The Captain instructing how to hang the lights in Perfect Day.

With the first wedding at Button House in jeopardy because of the snow storm and a series of other factors in Perfect Day, it looks as though Sam and Clare will have to cancel their wedding. However The Captain quickly installs himself as the unofficial wedding planner and aids Alison to turn Button House into the perfect wedding venue, since they can’t get to the church. While most of the ghosts are happy for the wedding to take place at Button House, it is only Cap who takes an active role in making it come to fruition, The Captain even makes sure to commend Alison for the way she encourages Clare not to cancel her wedding. At times he seems more determined to make the wedding happen than either bride or Alison do. He has Alison set the chairs out in neat rows, instructs her how to hang the lights (he wants «lovely, long loops like waves across the space»), and talks rather animatedly about the floral arrangements, saying it’s like a «flower grenade», he also puts forwards the idea of flowers on the end of each aisle which he refers to as «floral street lighting». The Captain makes a rather good wedding planner and puts all of his energy into the task, it is also arguably the stereotypical side of his sexual orientation coming out rather than just his tactical mind and organizational skills gained from his days in the Royal Army.

The Captain dances at the party after Sam’s and Clare’s wedding.

During the party after the wedding he is seen dancing beside two men he struggles to take his eyes off of; it can be suggested that this references the party in ‘About Last Night’ and indicates that he may have relaxed his irritation to change at Button House and thus has come to fully accept Alison’s and Mike’s presence as well as what they wish to accomplish with the house; to some extent at least.

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What is a heart attack?

A heart attack (myocardial infarction) occurs when there is a sudden blockage, usually caused by a blood clot, in one of the coronary arteries that supplies the heart muscle with oxygen. The affected muscle infarcts or dies and is replaced by scar tissue.

The extent of the damage depends on the size of the area affected; if a small branch artery is blocked then only a small area of heart muscle dies. However, if a main artery is blocked, then a large area of muscle dies.

The scar tissue does not work as well as the normal heart muscle and so the prognosis is worse after a large heart attack.

Everyone’s heard of heart attacks but did you know it’s a blockage in the heart valves?

How do you know if you’re having a heart attack/ how does it feel?

A heart attack may occur in people with angina (intermittent short-lived chest pain, usually brought on by exertion, caused by a narrowing in one or more of the arteries that supply the heart muscle), or it may occur out of the blue.

Someone having a heart attack usually experiences severe, persistent (>15 minutes), central or left sided chest pain that may spread to the jaw or the left arm. They may complain of nausea or palpitations, and they may appear pale and/or sweaty and have difficulty breathing.

Occasionally a heart attack may feel like indigestion or heartburn. Some patients, especially those with diabetes, may have only mild symptoms or no pain at all.

What brings on a heart attack?

A heart attack is more likely if you are older (over the age of 50), male, and British Asian. Men and women who live in Scotland are six times more likely to die prematurely from a heart attack than people who live in the South West of England. A positive family history of premature CHD (fathers/ brothers under the age of 55 or mothers/ sisters under the age of 65) increases risk.

Smoking, drinking too much alcohol, physical inactivity, a Western diet and obesity all increase the risk of CHD. The same lifestyle factors increase the risk of high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes, all of which independently increase risk of CHD.

If you think you or someone you know is having a heart attack, dial 999

Are men more susceptible to heart attacks?

Under the age of 50, men are three times more likely to have a heart attack than women. However, after the menopause, women are equally at risk of a heart attack; cardiovascular disease (heart attack and stroke) is the leading cause of death in women in the UK; in men it is second to cancer.

Are they only for people over 50?

The risk of having a heart attack increases with age and most occur in people over the age of 50.

What can you do to reduce your chances of having a heart attack?

To reduce the risk of a heart attack you should maintain a healthy weight, quit smoking, limit your alcohol intake (up to 14 units per week for a woman; 21 for a man), and eat a high-fibre, low-fat diet. The British Dietetic Association (BDA) has some excellent food fact sheets that can help patients who are unsure how to modify their diet.

Exercising for thirty minutes at least five times a week is of proven benefit.

Lifestyle advice for patients with high cholesterol/ blood pressure or diabetes is exactly the same. Adherence to prescribed medications will also help to lower the risk of a heart attack. Patients should seek advice from their GP or practice nurse.

Why did Lord Cutler Beckett not give the order to fire/attack?

At the end of the movie Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End The Black Pearl and The Flying Dutchman flank the Endeavour and open fire, tearing the ship apart. Beckett, stunned, disbelieving and unable to give orders, stays on board his ship as the crew abandons it. He slowly descends the deck stairs as his world, his dreams of control, and his ambitions fly apart around him, until the powder magazine of the Endeavour explodes, killing Beckett in the process.

Why was Lord Beckett unable to give orders?

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He was shocked by fact that he lost the Dutchman. And has not chance of winning the battle and even to come alive which was sure victory situation at start.

Despite losing the Flying Dutchman, Beckett remains confident of his victory and takes out the Endeavour to destroy the Black Pearl personally. Jack, to everyone’s surprise, orders the crew to hold all canvas (sails) and not run. As the Endeavour approaches the Pearl, the Flying Dutchman suddenly resurfaces and Beckett is happy as he believes that the ship is still on his side. Unknown to him, the ship is under the command of its new captain, Will Turner and is now on the pirates’ side. The ship and crew revert to their original forms and Will orders his new crew to ready the ship’s weapons. Jack orders the same thing and the Black Pearl and the Flying Dutchman begin a double broadside on the Endeavour. Beckett was so shocked, he is unable to give orders. This forced his second-in command, Lieutenant Groves, to give the order to abandon ship. Some of the crew do so, but Beckett remains on board. The double broadside penetrates the power magazine, destroying the Endeavour in a series of massive explosions and killing Cutler Beckett.

This scene is probably what bothered me most about the entire movie. A ship like the Endeavour has over a hundred guns, the cream of which is 15x 32 pounders and 14x 24 pounders per side. Not to mention a significantly thicker hull due to it being a ship of the line (built to take punishment in the line of battle).

Given the inability to miss at point-blank range, being flanked by the two smaller and less well armed vessels was the best position Cutler Beckett could have hoped for. He didn’t even need to give the order, the naval officers would have given it for him when seeing him incapacitated like that. They were handed that fight on a silver platter. How did they possibly lose that?

Additional Note: The Endeavour which has 108 guns would have been a 1st rate ship of the line, this ship (comparable ship would be HMS Victory) would have been a lot bigger than both the Black Pearl and the Flying Dutchman combined with the supervisor armour thickness and firepower would have made this a non-contest, magic aside.