he was putting up a handbill advertising the royal nonesuch
He was putting up a handbill advertising the Royal Nonesuch.
The king went to a local tavern to get drunk while Huck and the duke searched for him in Pikesville. He wasted time and resources, causing more trouble for Huck and the duke.
The duke and king had been working as a pair of con artists, traveling around and scamming unsuspecting people. They were known for their schemes and manipulative tactics to trick others and make money dishonestly.
Huck posed as a servant boy while the king and duke pretended to be the Duke of Bridgewater and the Dauphin, the long-lost heir to the French throne.
Tom does not completely accept the truth about Huck's disappearance at first. First, he breaks down to cry, and then accepts it by becoming angry with King and Duke.
Huck meets the king and the duke in Chapter 19 of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain.
the duke and the king
Huck's opinion of the king and duke would agree most with the character of Jim. Huck eventually sees through the king and duke's deceitful actions and realizes that they are not to be trusted. Similarly, Jim is initially skeptical of the king and duke's intentions and sees them for who they truly are.
they would both go into town and warn the king and the duke.
Huck helps the king and the duke escape a mob by stealing their raft and leaving them behind. He then lies to a passing steamboat captain, saying that his family is stranded and needs help, which directs the steamboat towards the king and the duke instead. This enables Huck to distance himself from the two frauds.
Huck feels sympathetic towards the duke and king when they are tarred and feathered, but he ultimately believes that they deserved this punishment for their deceitful actions. Huck realizes that their behavior caused harm to others and that they had it coming.
hes cool