“Beware the Ides of March.”
Soothsayer, Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Act 1 Scene 2 (Source: Famous Quotes, Royal Shakespeare Company)
As we enjoy(?), avoid (?), beware (?)—that’s it, BEWARE– the Ides of March, there are a number of famous quotes that come from the play, as compiled by the Royal Shakespeare Company, feel free to check them out here!
You may also choose to read the play, as one does on a Wednesday, and there are many online versions of the entire play available, including but not limited to:
Julius Caesar, the Folger Shakespeare Library
And, if you’d prefer a shorter version,
There is the Summary of Julius Caesar, at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
Here at the Hamilton County Law Library, we also have the following resources available for you, if you’d like to Brush Up Your Shakespeare and Lend Us Your Ears, as we come not to Praise Caesar, but, to Bury Him.
The Bard at the Bar: Some Citations of Shakespeare by the United States Supreme Court, by Jules Gleicher, 26 Okla. U. L. Rev. 327
Caesar, Succession, and the Chastisement of Rulers, by Patrick Martin & John Finnis, 78 Notre Dame L. Rev. 1045
An Expensive Dispute About Serial Commas, Probate and Property May/June 2018, 32-JUN Prob. & Prop. 64
The Good, the Bad, and the Ironic: Two Views on Law and Literature, by Bruce L. Rockwood, 8 Yale J. L. & Human. 533
Impeachment and Assassination, by Josh Chafetz, 95 Minn. L. Rev. 347
In Re: Julius Caesar, Deceased: Whoever Wrote “Shakespeare” Knew a Few Things About Closing Argument, by Peter W. Murphy, 30 Am J. Trial Advoc. 71
Law and Justice in Caesar’s Gallic Wars, by Russ VerSteeg, 33 Hofstra L. Rev. 571
Law & Literature and the Moderns: Explorations, by George Anastaplo 20 N. Ill. U. L. Rev. 251
Law & Literature and Shakespeare: Explorations, by George Anastaplo, 26 Okla. City U. L. Rev. 1
Love and Solipsism: Law and Arbitrary Rule in Aeschylus, Shakespeare, Sophocles, and Anouilh, by Timothy Sandeful, 64 Ala. L. Rev. 981
The Ontology of Copyright Infringement: Puzzles, Parts, and Pieces, by Scott DeVito, 35 Conn. L. Rev. 817
Practical Benefits of Literature in Law, and their Limits, by James L. Robertson, 35 Miss. C. L. Rev. 266
The Right to Resist the Government: Tyranny, Usurpation, and Regicide in Shakespeare’s Plays, by C.M.A. McCauliff, 14 ILSA J. Int’l & Comp. L. 9
The Shakespeare Canon of Statutory Construction, by John Paul Stevens, 140 U. Pa. L. Rev. 1373
Using Shakespeare to Teach Persuasive Advocacy, by Stephen A. Newman, 57 J. Legal Educ. 36
Please do not hesitate to call us at 513-946-5300 or email us at reference@cms.hamilton-co.org, if you are interested in any of these resources. And, of course, Beware the Ides of March!