Warning Letter In Julius Caesar

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In the play of Julius Caesar, getting Caesar to actually read Artemidorus’ warning is like trying to silence Socrates’ continuous questioning. It’s near impossible. You would think that by signing off the warning letter with “thy lover Artemidorus”, which translates to “your friend Artemidorus”, that they would have been decent enough of “friends” to trust and listen to each other. Instead, Caesar dismisses the letter, saying that his personal concerns are his last priority, but he, of course, was wrong. However, Caesar isn’t the only one to blame here, because if I were him and Artemidorus came up to me and tried to forcefully compel me read a letter without an explanation, I would have told him to get lost, just as Caesar did. But how long