ACT II
SCENE III A street near the Capitol.


 [Enter ARTEMIDORUS, reading a paper]

ARTEMIDORUS 'Caesar, beware of Brutus; take heed of Cassius;
 come not near Casca; have an eye to Cinna, trust not
 Trebonius: mark well Metellus Cimber: Decius Brutus
 loves thee not: thou hast wronged Caius Ligarius.
 There is but one mind in all these men, and it is
 bent against Caesar. If thou beest not immortal,
 look about you: security gives way to conspiracy.
 The mighty gods defend thee! Thy lover,
  'ARTEMIDORUS.'
 Here will I stand till Caesar pass along,
 And as a suitor will I give him this.
 My heart laments that virtue cannot live
 Out of the teeth of emulation.
 If thou read this, O Caesar, thou mayst live;
 If not, the Fates with traitors do contrive.

 [Exit]




 JULIUS CAESAR


ACT II