JULIUS CAESAR

Act 2 Scene 3

(Enter Artemidorus, reading a letter)
l1l	Artemidorus	 “Caesar, beware of Brutus. Take heed of
l2l		Cassius. Come not near Casca. Have an eye to Cinna.
l3l		Trust not Trebonius. Mark well Metellus Cimber. Decius
l4l		Brutus loves thee not. Thou hast wronged Caius
l5l		Ligarius. There is but one mind in all these men, and
l6l		it is bent against Caesar. If thou beest not immortal,
l7l		look about you. Security gives way to conspiracy.
l8l		The mighty gods defend thee!
l9l		Thy lover,
l10l		Artemidorus.”
l11l		Here will I stand till Caesar pass along,
l12l		And as a suitor will I give him this.
l13l		My heart laments that virtue cannot live
l14l		Out of the teeth of emulation.
l15l		If thou read this, O Caesar, thou mayst live.
l16l		If not, the fates with traitors do contrive.
		(Exit)