Chapter 21: The duke and the king work on their scenes from Romeo and Juliet and Richard III. In addition, the duke works on the "To be, or not to be" speech from Macbeth. Both of the men did not know their lines very well. Huck believed the duke had talent. The group visits a small town in Arkansas. The duke advertises for the performance. Huck witnesses a shoot out. One man is killed and the other is going to be put to death.
Chapter 22: Sherman, the man to be put to death, is greeted by a lynch mob at his home. He has a riffle in his hands. The man gives a speech and every one disperses. Later in the day, Huck goes to the circus. He enjoyed it very much. Huck felt for the man in the tiger cage and had to look away.
Chapter 23: The duke and the dauphin perform to a full audience. However, the audience almost attacks the two men after the brief show ended. The people felt they were ripped off and were very embarrassed. To ensure every person in town felt the same way, the audience convinced more people to go to the second show, which was also full. The third show, everyone came back for revenge. After their three-night run, the group left the town with $465. On the raft, Jim thinks about his family. Huck concludes that Jim loves his family as much as a white man.
Chapter 24: The group continues down the river to another town. Jim is tired of being tied up on the raft while the rest go around the town. The duke disguises Jim with blue face paint and a stage robe. A sign saying "Sick Arab- but harmless when not out of his head" is posted on Jim. The dauphin wants to make a big entrance in the next town. Huck and the dauphin board a steam ship several miles away. On the ship they meet a man who talks about a recently deceased man, Peter Wilks. Wilks sent for his two brothers in England before he died and left a great deal of land to them. The dauphin is able to learn many details about the deceased man's two brothers. After reaching the next town, the dauphin and the duke impersonate the two brothers from England.
Chapter 22: Sherman, the man to be put to death, is greeted by a lynch mob at his home. He has a riffle in his hands. The man gives a speech and every one disperses. Later in the day, Huck goes to the circus. He enjoyed it very much. Huck felt for the man in the tiger cage and had to look away.
Chapter 23: The duke and the dauphin perform to a full audience. However, the audience almost attacks the two men after the brief show ended. The people felt they were ripped off and were very embarrassed. To ensure every person in town felt the same way, the audience convinced more people to go to the second show, which was also full. The third show, everyone came back for revenge. After their three-night run, the group left the town with $465. On the raft, Jim thinks about his family. Huck concludes that Jim loves his family as much as a white man.
Chapter 24: The group continues down the river to another town. Jim is tired of being tied up on the raft while the rest go around the town. The duke disguises Jim with blue face paint and a stage robe. A sign saying "Sick Arab- but harmless when not out of his head" is posted on Jim. The dauphin wants to make a big entrance in the next town. Huck and the dauphin board a steam ship several miles away. On the ship they meet a man who talks about a recently deceased man, Peter Wilks. Wilks sent for his two brothers in England before he died and left a great deal of land to them. The dauphin is able to learn many details about the deceased man's two brothers. After reaching the next town, the dauphin and the duke impersonate the two brothers from England.
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