The Duke
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The Duke is a con artist who, along with his partner the King, joins Huck and Jim on their journey and provides much of the novel’s satirical commentary on fraud and pretension.
All labels observed (2)
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
con artist
ⓘ
confidence man ⓘ fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Adventures of Huckleberry Finn ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
fraud
ⓘ
gullibility of society ⓘ pretension ⓘ satire of social pretensions ⓘ |
| characterType |
antagonist
ⓘ
comic character ⓘ |
| claimsNobility | European aristocracy ⓘ |
| claimsTitle | duke ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Huckleberry Finn ⓘ |
| createdBy | Mark Twain ⓘ |
| deceives | small-town communities along the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| engagesIn |
fraud
ⓘ
scams ⓘ theatrical swindles ⓘ |
| exploits | trust of others ⓘ |
| hasPartner | The King ⓘ |
| journeysOn | Mississippi River ⓘ |
| languageStyle | affected and pretentious speech ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | vehicle for social satire ⓘ |
| roleInWork | provider of satirical commentary on fraud and pretension ⓘ |
| setting | American South before the Civil War ⓘ |
| travelsBy | raft ⓘ |
| travelsWith |
Huckleberry Finn
ⓘ
Jim ⓘ |
| usesDisguise | false noble identity ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Royal Nonesuch scam
this entity surface form:
the Duke