In the opening of act 3.1, the soothsayer and Artemidorus try to warn Caesar about the assassination. Discuss the role of fate in the play based on Caesar's reaction to both the soothsayer and Artemidorus.

Caesar addresses the soothsayer’s omen by saying that the ides of March have arrived and yet he lives. He ignores the soothsayer’s statement that the day has not fully passed. Artemidorus confronts Caesar three times with his letter, and Caesar ignores him. By not being able to intervene with his letter to save Caesar, Artemidorus cannot stop Caesar’s fate: his assassination. Even though multiple people attempt to intervene, Caesar chooses to ignore them. His assassination is both his own doing and his fate.