The play was Julius Caesar.
"Soothsayer Beware the ides of March."
"beware the ides of march"
Brutus strikes the last blow to Julius Caesar during the assassination on the Ides of March. In Shakespeare's play, Brutus is portrayed as a tragic hero, believing that killing Caesar is necessary for the greater good of Rome. His act symbolizes the betrayal of friendship and the moral complexities of political action. Caesar's famous line, "Et tu, Brute?" highlights the deep sense of betrayal felt at the moment of his death.
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Prose in general is just any line that isn't poetic. Generally in shakespeare this means it isn't in the meter that the rest is in.
The famous orator and politician that gave that line was Patrick Henry. He said this line in the House of Burgesses on March 23rd, 1775. That line was the conclusion of his motivational speech to get the colonies to start a revolution.
Julius Caesar
Aren't you happy that today is the ides of March.
Ides of March is a line from a play by Shakespeare called "Julius Caesar". A soothsayer says to Julius Caesar "Beware the ides of March!". He was warning Julius Caesar that he would be murdered then. The word ides means the the 15th day, in this case the 15th of March. Also note that the Ides of March (or March 15th) was the Feast day for the god Mars - the Roman god of war.
The date of Julius Caesar's death is remembered as the ides of March due to the line "Beware the ides of March" from the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. The ides of a month is the 13th, except in March, May, July and October, when it's the 15th.
"beware the ides of march"
march 15th... ides is a old way of saying the middle of the month
Caesar:Who is it in the press that calls on me?I hear a tongue shriller than all the musicCry "Caesar!" Speak, Caesar is turn'd to hear.Soothsayer:Beware the ides of March.Caesar:What man is that?Brutus:A soothsayer bids you beware the ides of March.(Figure something bad is going to happen on March 15th...knives will be involved.)
The ides is the subdivision of the month on the Roman calendar. Some months is on the 13th of the month and some days it is on the 15th of the month. The feast of the Lupercal was festival that was a tribute to the god of fertility (our Valentine's Day is on the 14th of the month of February, no coincidence), and it is also a communal event. Shakespeare makes use of some historical fact that Caesar was assassinated on the 15th of March (ides of March), exactly one month from the feast of Lupercal (ides fo February). There is also the famous "beware the ides of March" line spoken by the soothsayer. In my opinion, the key to including the feast is that it is a communal event, in which Romans as a community become involved in the Tragedy by offering to Caesar the crown of emperor / king. This implicates the people of Rome in the tragedy (i.e. the death of the Roman republic). In this way the personal tragedy (Brutus' personal betrayal of the laws of Rome and of Caesar), is mirrored in by the community, who have already abandoned the ideals of the Republic in offering Caesar the crown.
Brutus strikes the last blow to Julius Caesar during the assassination on the Ides of March. In Shakespeare's play, Brutus is portrayed as a tragic hero, believing that killing Caesar is necessary for the greater good of Rome. His act symbolizes the betrayal of friendship and the moral complexities of political action. Caesar's famous line, "Et tu, Brute?" highlights the deep sense of betrayal felt at the moment of his death.
Shakespeare's verse is in iambic pentameter, with five iambs to the line.
William Shakespeare was married on this day in 1582. What is NOT a line from one of his plays?
Shakespeare introduces the idea of opposites being the same through the theme of paradox in several of his plays, such as in Romeo and Juliet with the famous line "O brawling love, O loving hate!" This idea is also presented through characters who embody contradictory traits, like Macbeth who is both valiant and ruthless. Shakespeare explores the complexity of human nature by showcasing how seemingly opposing qualities can coexist within the same individual or situation.