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Artemidorus calls out, "Read my letter great Caesar! Please, read my letter". Caesar replies, “Fine, I guess I should put my self first just this once after hearing about all these insane envisions having to do with my death". Caesar opens the letter and immediately starts reading what he thought was supposed to be a letter of warning. Caesar's jaw drops open as he reads at the top of the paper in huge letters, "ASSASSINATION OF JULIUS CAESAR” following the signature of Marcus Brutus at the bottom of the paper. Caesar can't believe what he just read, especially to find that his best friend Brutus was in the midst of this mess. Caesar decides with great anger that he is going to fix this problem by plotting revenge to kill …show more content…

Artimidorus's help just wasn't enough. The day Caesar was supposed to be assassinated turns into the night Caesar will go out on his own to kill Brutus. Caesar leaves his house at 11pm sharp in order to have Brutus's death be remembered as the day Caesar was supposed to be assassinated. Caesar approaches Brutus's window and gingerly climbs in to make his way over to the side of Brutus's bed where he is sound asleep. Caesar very quickly pulls out his knife and without thinking twice he stabs Brutus in the heart with all his might. Portia suddenly wakes up and screams for her beloved husbands life. Caesar dashes out the window he had come through and heads straight for the streets leading back to his home. The next morning Caesar wakes up with a huge load of regret for the actions he did late last night. Portia shows up at his door and screams at Caesar about why he would do such a thing. Calpurnia over hears their conversation going on at the front door so she runs over to see what all the fuss is about. Caesar is leaning against the door frame with tears rolling down his

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