How does Caesar's conversation with the Soothsayer add additional depth to the conflict? Respond in a well developed paragraph citing strong textual evidence.

Julius Caesar enters for his celebratory parade through Rome. His entourage includes his wife, Calphurnia, and his friends Antony, Brutus, Cassius, Casca, and Cicero. Caesar tells Antony to touch Calphurnia during the parade, since elders say a touch during the holy chase can cure her infertility. A soothsayer loudly cautions Caesar to "Beware the Ides of March." Caesar brushes off the warning and leaves.

Brutus and Cassius stay behind. Cassius mentions that Brutus seems troubled, and reminds Brutus how much the Romans admire and respect him. They hear three separate shouts from the public, whom they think have chosen Caesar as king. Brutus admits that although "I love him well" he doesn't want Caesar crowned. Cassius doesn't either. Cassius tells Brutus that he's saved Caesar from drowning and seen him through a violent fever. Would the public, Cassius wonders, worship this man if they knew how vulnerable he really is? Brutus would be a better ruler, Cassius thinks. Brutus thanks him and says he will think about what Cassius has said.

Caesar and his entourage return. Caesar confides to Antony that he doesn't trust Cassius; he's too thin, too cynical, and he "thinks too much."

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