The Royal Nonesuch
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The Royal Nonesuch is a notorious fraudulent theatrical attraction in Mark Twain’s "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," used by the conmen King and Duke to swindle unsuspecting townspeople.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional theatrical show
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fraudulent performance ⓘ literary event ⓘ |
| advertisedAs | “The Royal Nonesuch” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| advertisingStyle | sensationalist posters ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Adventures of Huckleberry Finn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInChapter | Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Arkansas town episodes ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Huckleberry Finn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the Duke NERFINISHED ⓘ the King NERFINISHED ⓘ townspeople in Arkansas ⓘ |
| audienceReactionInStory |
initial curiosity
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subsequent outrage ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States (as a work of American literature) ⓘ |
| creator | Mark Twain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAudienceGenderRestriction | men only GENERATED ⓘ |
| genre |
farce
ⓘ
hoax ⓘ |
| hasTitleWord |
Nonesuch
NERFINISHED
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Royal ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryAnalysisTopic |
crowd psychology in literature
ⓘ
satire of antebellum American society ⓘ |
| locationInStory | an unnamed Arkansas river town ⓘ |
| medium | theater ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
critique of popular entertainment
ⓘ
satire of gullibility ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
comic episode
ⓘ
moral commentary on deceit ⓘ |
| partOf | the con schemes of the King and Duke ⓘ |
| performanceQuality | deliberately poor ⓘ |
| purpose | swindling townspeople ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (same fictional universe) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
King and Duke escape town
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townspeople feel cheated ⓘ townspeople plan revenge ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
corruption in popular culture
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exploitation of ignorance ⓘ manipulation through advertising ⓘ |
| ticketType | paid admission ⓘ |
| usedBy |
the Duke
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workPeriod | 19th century American literature ⓘ |
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Royal Nonesuch scam