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    short story “Hop Frog,” the main character Hop Frog can be justified and not justified in his act of revenge because the king made fun of him and murder is to be taken to far, for that it is not needed in this situation. A reason for Hop Frog to be justified in his revenge act is that the king always made fun of him for multiple personal issues. For example, Hop Frog cannot walk straight because of his deformation so the king calls him Hop Frog. The king loved to make fun of Hop Frog; even making

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    Outline Hop Frog Essay 1 “Hop-Frog,” composed by Edgar Allen Poe, begins as a classic fairy tale that many are familiar with, but “Hop-Frog” takes a dark and brutal turn as the jokes and humiliation reach a certain extent. Poe introduces Hop Frog and Trippetta first as victims of the king and his seven cabinet council men; due to their physical features and status as the king’s slaves for entertainment and humor. As the reader proceeds to read the great detail given by Poe, the reader begins to understand

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    understand Hop-Frog’s actions, as it shows why the king would listen to Hop-Frog’s idea to dress as ourang-outangs The king was too stupid to think that Hop-Frog

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    "Hop-Frog" by Edgar Allan Poe and "Changeling" both delve into the murky territory between justice and revenge, exploring the motives and consequences of their protagonists' actions. The definition of revenge is the action of inflicting hurt or harm on someone for an injury or wrong suffered at their hands. The definition of justice is the concept that individuals are to be treated in a manner that is equitable and fair. In these tales, Hop-Frog and the unnamed protagonist in "Changeling" navigate

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    women in that context didactically depict the futility and mutually destructive consequences of revenge. The short story “Hop-Frog” by Edgar Allan Poe comparably criticizes the extent of vengeance regardless of the motivation the audience empathizes with. Theorized as an attempt of literary revenge against a mid-1800s scandal within the New York City literary circle, “Hop-Frog” is an act of vengeance

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    writings, “Hop-Frog”, is known for being a strong showing of true gothic literature. This is shown in multiple ways throughout this story, along with the theme of revenge, murder, death, and decay. To begin, Edgar Allan Poe’s “Hop-Frog” is a story about a crippled and disabled jester who has to overcome the taunting and all the laughing at that comes from the king and the other jesters throughout the story. This is shown at the beginning of the story because it talks about how Hop-Frog has lived

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    Hop-Frog is justified for killing the king for two main reasons. The king is cruel to Hop-Frog. The king makes Hop-Frog drink wine when Hop-Frog is too small to handle the alcohol. The king chuckles, “Ah! ha! ha! roared the latter, as the dwarf reluctantly drained the beaker” (Poe 4). The king is proving that he is being a jerk by making Hop-Frog drink the wine. Hop-Frog let tears drip down his face while drinking the wine. The king is making Hop-Frog drink and at the same time the king was making

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    of Literature and film, two, for example, are Edgar Allen Poe’s “Hop-Frog” and Daniel Espinosa 2017 horror movie “Life.” Both of these stories main plots revolve around the main character rising up against the other main characters which the main character does not like for many different reasons. Obviously, These works also contain a lot of differences but all throughout the main theme in the two stories remain the same. Hop-Frog is a short story written by Edgar Allen Poe in 1849. The main character

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    difference. This difference can be seen in “Hop-Frog” by Edgar Allen Poe, where the main character, Hop-Frog, is laughed at because of the way he looks and walks. In “Raymond’s Run” by Toni Bambara, Raymond also gets made fun of for the way he runs. The final example of this is in my life where one of my friends runs awkwardly. Hop-Frog is a dwarf that has trouble walking, and he can’t drink wine because it makes him crazy. The king knows this so he makes Hop-Frog drink wine. Trippetta pleas to the king

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    the symbols he chooses to use. Two stories that accurately portray Poe’s sentiment are “Hop Frog,” a story concerning a crippled and dwarf jester named Hop Frog and his friend being abused by a king and his seven counselors, and “The Masque of the Red Death;” a story about members of the upper class trying and failing to bar themselves from a fatal disease. In both “The Masque of the Red Death” and “Hop Frog,” Edgar Allan Poe carefully chooses the antagonists and uses symbolism in order to communicate

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