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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. (2.3.10-15)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. (2.3.10-15)

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In this section, Artemidorus plans to stand and trust that Caesar will pass by and give him a letter as an admirer. The letter is an admonition to Caesar that there are backstabbers who wish to hurt him. Artemidorus is mourning the way that despite the fact that uprightness and goodness exist, they can't necessarily get by in that frame of mind of jealousy and desire. That's what he trusts assuming Caesar peruses the letter, he might have the option to keep away from the risk and keep on living. In any case, in the event that Caesar doesn't peruse the letter, then the double crossers will prevail in their plot against him, and the destiny of Caesar still up in the air by the schemers. The entry exhibits the risk and selling out that can exist in governmental issues and battles for control, as well as the courage and devotion of characters like Artemidorus who risk their own security to attempt to safeguard their chief.

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