On the Ides of March, a breakdown of every death in Shakespeare
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Et tu, Brute!
The Bard loved a good and bloody death scene, like Julius Caesar's final moments on stage: stabbed by his closest confidant, blood soaking through his toga.
Caesar failed to heed the soothsayer's warning to beware the Ides of March — otherwise known as March 15.
In honor of this morbid March day, let's review all the ways Shakespeare sent his characters to the grave (or to the oven — R.I.P. Chiron and Demetrius).
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This helpful pie chart from The Telegraph catalogs the 74 scripted deaths in Shakespeare's plays. Obviously, stabbing was a favorite.
With that, we'll exit, pursued by a bear.