The king and Duke were being chased out of town in "Huckleberry Finn" because the townspeople discovered their con artistry and deceitful schemes, which had been exposed by Huckleberry Finn. The community was angered by their scam and sought to punish them for their actions.
The duke and king and also Tom Sawyer
romeo and juliet
The Duke wrote it on a sign
Sick Arab--but harmless when not out of his head
Huck Finn was supposedly naked after he left the Grangerfords in Chapter 18. So Huck started chllin in his birthday suit. Weird, eh?
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 king and the duke are con men. Toward the end of the book they get caught and tarred and feathered.
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.
In "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," the main antagonists are the Duke and the King, who are con artists that Huck and Jim encounter on their journey. Other adversaries include Huck's abusive father and the society that condones slavery and racism.
They are tarred and feathered in chapter 33 when Jim tells people it is a scam
Huck meets the king and the duke in Chapter 19 of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain.