Brutus has calmed himself after a turbulent time and he is fully awake when the ghost manifests. The dying flame of his lamp announces the ghost's presence.
A soldier is one who fights as part of a land-based army. A soldier can be an enlisted person, a non-commissioned officer, or an officer in the army.
grunt. 1  The term grunt is used in the military as a general term for someone who's MOS (Military Occupational Specialty) is Infantry. In the Marine Corps all MOS' preceeded by the number 03 are Infantry. About as grunt as you can get in the Corps is 0311 - Basic Rifleman.