“ Beware the ides of March. ”
William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar (1623). copy citation
| Author | William Shakespeare |
|---|---|
| Source | Julius Caesar |
| Topic | death warning oracle |
| Date | 1623 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Written in 1599 |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1120/pg1120-images.html |
Context
“Peace yet again!
CAESAR. Who is it in the press that calls on me?
I hear a tongue, shriller than all the music, Cry "Caesar." Speak, Caesar is turn'd to hear.
SOOTHSAYER. Beware the ides of March.
CAESAR. What man is that?
BRUTUS. A soothsayer you beware the ides of March.
CAESAR. Set him before me let me see his face.
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CAESAR. Who is it in the press that calls on me?
I hear a tongue, shriller than all the music, Cry "Caesar." Speak, Caesar is turn'd to hear.
SOOTHSAYER. Beware the ides of March.
CAESAR. What man is that?
BRUTUS. A soothsayer you beware the ides of March.
CAESAR. Set him before me let me see his face.
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