in absolute power, it talks about the tyrants and the power they hold as well as how the world moves. In Julius Cesar it is a attempt against tyranny as they plot to kill Cesar. In the end, both these books were written against tryranny and both show the affects
Narrator feels saddened because "A flow of disappoint rushed across my mind." The creature felt amused because "He came straight up to me and laughed into my eyes."
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