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.

The Washington Post on MSN · 13h

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.

Philstar.com · 2d

‘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.

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 ...

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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 ...

Buenos Aires Times1dOpinion

The Ides of March

Michael Soltys, who first entered the Buenos Aires Herald in 1983, held various editorial posts at the newspaper from 1990 ...

Chippewa Herald1dOpinion

The Ides of March don't have to portend doom - John Andersen

Good morning, on the Ideas of March. If you forgot your Roman history, the Ides of March is associated with misfortune and ...

The Manila Times on MSN10dOpinion

Ides of March: Pope Francis in hospital; Zelenskyy-Trump meeting bombs; 1 in 3 Americans distrust climate policies

First word THE phrase "ides of March" (the 15th day of March in ancient Roman calendar) has carried a sense of foreboding ...

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When to watch tonight's full moon: Rare 'blood moon' will rise amid total lunar eclipse

Also made famous in William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar tragedy, a soothsayer warned Caesar — "Beware the ides of March" — the omen before his misfortune with betrayal and death. The April ...

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