william shakespeare ides of march

What is the Ides of March? History behind the ominous date explained

You might remember the phrase "beware the Ides of March" from your high school English class. Here's what it means and when it is.

The Cincinnati Enquirer on MSN · 1d

What is the Ides of March? How March 15 got its ominous reputation

Why is March 15 so ominous? And where does the phrase "Beware the Ides of March" come from? Here's everything to know.

Philstar.com · 3d

‘Beware the Ides of March’

Although every month has an “Ides,” the “Ides of March” reverberates in history and literature. It has been associated with misfortune, not unlike Friday the 13th, I suppose. Matunog.

The Washington Post on MSN · 23h

Gray Ides of March gave D.C. little to beware of

It was the Ides of March on Saturday, but except perhaps for the gray skies, the weather suggested little for the District to beware of. Only a few days before the equinox puts spring in the city’s step and its thoughts,

InForum · 1d

John Wheeler: Beware the Ides of March!

FARGO — "Beware the Ides of March!" quoth the soothsayer to Julius Caesar in Shakespeare's play. And rightfully so. Today's weather is certainly that of a dagger, as it often is on this date and others in the middle of March.

Davidson College3d

Beyond the Ides of March: Insight from Shakespeare

Beware the Ides of March? Charles A. Dana Professor of English Emerita Cynthia Lewis explores how prophets in Shakespeare's ...

Cosmopolitan India on MSN3d

The Ides of March is near and here's how you can dodge any betrayal this month

Because, dear reader, the Ides of March is fast approaching—a cursed day in the Gregorian calendar that brings all the evil ...

Citizen's Voice2d

Dupont: The sounds of spring

“Beware the Ides of March,” was the soothsayer’s warning to Julius Caesar in William Shakespeare’s famous play. Caesar, of course, did not heed that warning, as that day, March ...

Wildfires break out in Oklahoma

Here's what you need to know today: ☀ Temperature check: Partly sunny with a high of 61 degrees, low of 39 in Oklahoma City ...

The Record, Bergen County on MSN9d

When is the next full moon? Rare blood moon will rise amid total lunar eclipse.

But the famous stigma of bad luck and doom behind March 15th lays with the assassination of Roman Emperor Julius Caesar in ...

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