Morton and shaw reading

     In both stories I found a common point that was prevalent. There were father and son conflicts and major deaths.

     The two father son conflicts were between George II and his eldest son, and Franz Josef and Rudolf. During George II's reign, he had a bitter and long running feud between father and eldest son. The text mentioned they squabbled about money. Similar in a way, Franz Josef and his son Rudolf didn't have a good relationship. They had different political views which caused problems. Rudolf had little power, he wasn't given anything to do. 

     There was a common theme in the covering up of suicide. In the shaw reading, Cumberland claimed that the valet had attempted to murder him in his sleep. According to Duke, he had fought off his assailant, who then fled and decided to take his own life rather than submit to arrest. A verdict of suicide was brought against Sellis. The Duke got away with murder. Similar to the Morton story, Rudolf murdered mary and then committed suicide. There were various news headlines trying to cover up what happened. They had to say it was a suicide with a mental illness that way he could be buried in the church. Both stories covered up a murder.