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Why does the duke and the king impersonate relatives of Peter Wilks?
The duke and the king impersonate relatives of Peter Wilks to deceive the townspeople and claim Peter Wilks' inheritance for themselves. They hope to capitalize on the townspeople's sympathy towards the Wilks family to manipulate the situation in their favor and make off with the money.
How did the duke and the king get money from the wilks family?
The duke and king pretended to be the long-lost brothers of the Wilks family and claimed inheritance rights to their fortune. They convinced the townspeople of their identity through deception and manipulation, ultimately swindling the Wilks family out of their money.
Who do the Kind and Duke impersonate in Huckleberry Finn?
In "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", the King impersonates Peter Wilks, a deceased Englishman, while the Duke impersonates Reverend Harvey Wilks, Peter Wilks's long-lost brother. They attempt to fraudulently claim Peter Wilks's inheritance by deceiving the townspeople.
Where did Huck hide the money?
He gives it to Judge Thatcher for safekeeping so that Pap can't get it
Who did the duke pretended to be?
William Wilks
Why do the duke and the king give their part of the inheritance to the girls in huckleberryfin?
The duke and the king give their part of the inheritance to the girls in "Huckleberry Finn" to try to win their favor and possibly marry them. They see the girls as potential targets for their scams and schemes, so they use the inheritance as a way to ingratiate themselves with the girls and gain access to their wealth.
Where do huck hide the wilks treasure?
Huck hides the Wilks family's treasure in the coffin of Peter Wilks before it is buried to keep it safe from the King and the Duke.
Where did the king and duke hide the money?
The king and duke hid the money in the coffin of Peter Wilks which they stole and filled with lead before burying it. They believed this was a secure hiding spot as no one would suspect a coffin to contain anything other than a body.
To whom did Huck tell the truth about the king and the duke and their plan to swindle the girls and the real brothers?
Mary Jane
Disgusing themselves as the wilks brothers what is the worst thing the king and the duke do during the scam?
The Wilks Brothers plan to steal the money left in the will.
What does huck find out when he goes ashore?
When Huck goes ashore, he discovers that two con artists, the King and the Duke, have taken over the Wilks family's inheritance by deceiving the townspeople. Huck also learns that the two men plan to sell the Wilks sisters into slavery and further swindle the townspeople.
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn what qualities of the Wilks girls allow them to be duped so easily?
They were extremely racist, so the duke and kings painted themselves black and they started yelling "n*gger" at them. This shows a clear lack of basic logic, as they witnessed the duke and king putting on the paint, yet called them "n*ggers" as if they had magically transformed races. The verdict? Those girls were balls out crazy. TL;DR Read the book.
