Vol. 08 · Shakespeare ·Julius Caesar, Act I.ii ·Soothsayer
"Beware the Ides of March."
Not quite the line.
How it's usually quoted
"Beware the Ides of March."
What Shakespeare actually wrote
"Beware the ides of March." Soothsayer — Julius Caesar, Act I.ii
Why it matters
Correctly quoted but often overdramatised — Shakespeare writes it as a quiet warning shouted over a crowd. Film adaptations tend to stage it as prophecy incarnate.
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