Because he is a blind prophet
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In Julius Caesar, Shakespeare treats the theme of power with great complexity. He examines the desire to acquire power, but he also examines the vulnerability and political instability which can accompany its pursuit.
delight
Equiano's delight from the start with the flying fish and then his curiosity of the quadrant just compels the reader to continue reading. Then as his curiosity of the quadrant gets the mariner's attention it's his sheer surprise they allow him to look through it. his description of what he saw was land but only just clouds, which again urges the reader to keep reading. Then his wonder whether he was in another world or if everything about him was magic make the perfect ending.
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