Julius Caesar Chapter Summary & Analysis - Act 2, Scene 3 Summary

Act 2, Scene 3 Summary

Artemidorus, a teacher of rhetoric, waits in the street for Caesar. He has a letter that warns him about the conspirators. He laments that it is difficult for virtue to live without envious people trying to destroy it. He hopes Caesar will read his letter and live, and believes that if he does not, Caesar will surely die.

Act 2, Scene 3 Analysis

Here we see another chance for Caesar to be warned about what lies ahead. According to Artemidorus, this is Caesar's last chance. He is probably right since we know that the conspirators plan to kill him at the Senate House, near which Artemidorus stands. This scene is not a comforting one, since Caesar has thus far turned his deaf ear to all of the other warnings given to him.