Showing posts with label William Shakespeare. Show all posts
Showing posts with label William Shakespeare. Show all posts

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Day Seventy Five 2012














Because of the assassination and the soothsayer's exchange with Julius Caesar about the dangers he faced in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar tragedy, the Ides of March now signifies a fateful day. Here is the relevant passage:
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 bids you beware the ides of March.

Julius Caesar Act 1, scene 2, 15-19
 What a day! Maybe even a fateful day. Don't even get me started.....

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Day Seventy Four 2012
















Having some fun with my little Canon PowerShot camera this afternoon. In 'color select' mode, I chose the awesome yellow in these buttercups--the rest is black and white and shades of gray.

"Daffodils,
That come before the swallow dares, and take
The winds of March with beauty."
- William Shakespeare