He feels sorry for them, because he doesn't think anyone deserves that.
they were tarred and feathered and run out of town on a rail.
In the book "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," the duke and the king are tarred and feathered by a mob for their scams and deceitful actions. This serves as retribution for their dishonesty and mistreatment of others throughout the story.
They are tarred and feathered in chapter 33 when Jim tells people it is a scam
They are tarred, feathered, and run out of town on a rail (a log split into quarters, with the pointed, splintery side up to sit on- not the bark-covered round side). Very few people who are tarred, feathered, and run out of town on a rail, come back for more- which is the point. While it is not mentioned in the book, miscreants had their clothes removed, which made the hot tar even less pleasant. Rails were used to make fences, so they were always handy. Abraham Lincoln had something of a name as being a good rail splitter.
The king and the duke are con men. Toward the end of the book they get caught and tarred and feathered.
The duke and the king in Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" were not punished by the law for their fraudulent activities. However, they did face repercussions for their actions within the novel, with their deceit being exposed and their reputation tarnished.
In "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain, the murderers, the King and the Duke, face poetic justice when they are tarred and feathered by an angry mob for their deceitful actions. Their fate serves as a moral lesson against lying and taking advantage of others for personal gain.
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.
In "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," the brothers, the Duke and the Dauphin, decide to steal and squander the money that Huck and Jim obtained. They have deceitful intentions and end up causing chaos and trouble throughout their time with the money.
In "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," Huckleberry Finn and Jim stopped in St. Louis to gather supplies for their journey down the Mississippi River. They also encountered a group of bandits who later became known as the "Duke" and the "Dauphin."
The duke and dauphin are exposed when their con artist schemes unravel in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Huck Finn and Jim reveal their true identities during a performance that the duke and dauphin stage, which is poorly received by the townspeople. Additionally, their fraudulent claims about being a British duke and heir to the French throne are ultimately unveiled when a local man recognizes them from a wanted poster. This leads to their eventual downfall and expulsion from the town.
In Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," the duke and the dauphin are both con men who deceive and manipulate others for their own gain. However, they differ in their backgrounds and motivations. The duke claims to be of noble descent and uses his supposed aristocratic status to justify his schemes, while the dauphin is more of a petty criminal who relies on his cunning and deceit to achieve his goals. Despite their differences, both characters ultimately serve as examples of the greed and corruption prevalent in society during that time period.