Is Hop-Frog Justified In Killing The King

In Shakespeare's Hamlet, the main character continually delays acting out his duty of avenging his father's murder. This essay will discuss how Hamlet's nature and morals (which are intensified by difficult events) prevent him from carrying out the task.

An additional story “Hop Frog”, written by Edgar Allan Poe, revolves around an overweight king and his seven ministers who love practical jokes. Hop Frog, a deformed court jester who is subject to the King’s jokes seeks revenge on the king by developing a plan they consider as a “joke”. Edgar Allan Poe’s story of “Hop Frog” is another example of the usage of irony in Poe’s texts that helps to stimulate the mind of the reader. Poe uses irony to convey the main idea of a dwarf who gains power over the king through his “joke”. For example, “The chains are for the purpose of increasing the confusion by their jangling.

The king was too stupid to think that Hop-Frog would be angry that the king struck his close friend

In the story Hop Frog, Hop Frog’s actions are justified because of the king’s cruel humor, his treatment of Trippetta as well as Hop Frog, and how he makes Hop Frog drink even though he is aware it makes him go mad. First off, he treats Hop Frog like dirt. He is the one who gives him the nickname Hop Frog due to his gait and the awkward way he walks. The nickname is used so much that they forget his real name. Also when the king talks to Hop Frog he is always condescending, making statements such as, “‘Come, come,’ said the king, impatiently, ‘have you nothing to suggest?’” (Poe 3). This is just one occasion where the king demands too much from Hop Frog, setting him up for failure just so he can make a joke of the dwarf. His treatment of Hop

At this, the prince's curse is broken, and he transforms into a handsome and gallant young man, much to the delight of his wife. At his request, Meldina initially withholds his secret; however, she eventually can no longer contain herself, and reveals the prince's true form to the king and queen. Afterwards, the elated king abdicates the throne to his son, who becomes known as King Pig and proceeds to rule happily for many years. (Straparola 42-47)

The king told him that he had to shoot an arrow off of his sons head with one arrow. If, he missed he would kill his son before his eyes and then kill him. If, he missed there is also a chance he would kill his son. William was a good hunter and could shoot a bow but he did not want a chance to hurt his son. William was scared but, his son trusted him. Then the king made him do it. He was able to shoot it so straight it hit the apple off his head. The king did not like that he had not gotten hurt. Then another arrow came out from his jacket. They king asked what it was for. He was brave and said it was for if, his son got hurt because of him, he would kill the king. Lots of people think that this was bad because he was going to kill someone but he was going to kill a tyrant that would make someone kill their own family for power. The king was very

He murders an abundance of kinsmen in order to become king and now has no faithful subjects. His kinsmen turn against him and plot revenge. “‘This tyrant, whose sole name blisters our tongues, / Was once thought honest: you have loved him well; / He hath not touched you yet’” (Shakespeare 4.3.12-4).

Because the king could turn on you at any minute just because he doesn't like you. He could change; his mind about his loyal people and, might think that they are trading on We him

The story of The frogs asking for a king tells us that the frogs entreat for a king again and again, first, Jupiter cast down a huge log into the lake, but it seems no use that the frogs don’t scare it at all. Then they sent a eel, while after the frogs discovered his good nature, they didn’t satisfy so that they beg the Jupiter to choose another king, finally, the Jupiter sent a heron which caused none of frogs croaking upon the lake.

Bearing this in mind, the cruelty of the king is obvious, because he Ò...took pleasure in forcing Hop Frog to drink. After enduring such constant abuse and torment for what appears to have been quite some time, surely anyone would expect Hop Frog to snap. But the cruelty inflicted on him does not cause this to happen. It was only after the king had shoved Trippetta and had thrown wine in her face that Hop Frog decided to end the cruelty.

That is why the Porters scene is strategically placed after the death to add comic relief to the play. “and/ drink, sir, us a great provoker of three things.” (2.3, 21-22) Even from the beginning the Porter is obviously drunk and says things out of context, which is funny to the audience and readers of the play. It is something to laugh about after the dramatic murder of the king. “it provokes and unprovokes; it provokes the desire, but it/ takes away the performance.” (2.3, 24-25) The Porter admits the wrong in drinking by saying his performance is diminished when he in

He views the goal of being king as something to obtain no matter the price, or the fight. So then he commits his first murder of the

The other way that Hop-Frog is justified is the way that he gets his payback. Hop-Frog is the jester, and he sets up all of the ceremonies in the city. He creates all of the costumes and tells the king what to do. The king is having a lot of people over so he asks Hop-Frog to set up the masquerade and also to dress up the king and his men in a way to scare all of the women. Hop-Frog does this but adds his own little twist on it: “I will equip you as ourang-outangs… they (the company) will be as much terrified as astonished.” (Poe 4). This is important because Hop-Frog makes them look so realistic that it scares everybody. Hop-Frog also chains them all together to give more of a realistic effect… well, that’s what the king thinks. Hop-Frog eventually brings the king and his men to the center of the room, where he hooks the chain to the chandelier, and raises them up into the air. At that point, he gets his revenge by setting them ablaze. He escapes the building and is never seen again. For this reason, I believe Hop-Frog is

The Macbeths breach into the the king’s home, Lady Macbeth drugged the guards while Macbeth himself killed King Duncan. Banquo saw him do the murderous act and he had him killed

However, when a trio of witch sisters, the Weird Sisters, comes into Macbeth’s life bearing a prophecy of one day having the ability to become king, he takes matters into his own hands. Before he realizes it, he is plotting to kill the king who has been so kind and gracious to him and his wife with only slight qualms. After his wife repetitively verbally assaults him by claiming he is not a man, he is pushed over into the depths of darkness and all sense of humanity leaves him over time. That night, he kills his king while he is asleep in his chambers, and frames the king’s servants so that he can easily slip away from the grasp of a guilty verdict, one of murder. After he does this, the witches come to him once again, bearing new news to share with him-- Banquo and his family’s line will produce a gracious line of kings, much to Macbeth’s hatred and despair. Even though Banquo is a lose friend of his, he still cannot stand to have anyone have even the slightest chance of eclipsing him in his fight for power. He sends assassins after Banquo and his son, and while Banquo is eliminated Macbeth is extremely dismayed to hear that his son escaped and fled away. With each death he orders or has a part in with his own hands, the clock of insanity begins to tick more and become more loud as the last pieces of his sanity are drown out by the clicks of insanity’s clock. Each time that the witch sisters warn Macbeth about another obstacle in his way, he cuts them down himself or sends the assassins to cut them down. Before long, he has killed nearly every person in his path, and is a king with power and authority that is feared in the land. He is an extremely malicious king, and the people coward under that iron fist. One of Duncan’s sons, however, returns to Scotland with an army and Macduff; Macduff had been the one not born from a woman as the Weird Sisters had