Analysis Of The Story 'Hop-Frog' By Edgar Allen Poe

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The major character in the story "Hop-Frog", by Edgar Allen Poe, creates an extremely elaborate plan to achieve his goal. The whole point of Hop-Frogs story is to get revenge on the king for what he did to his friend Trippetta. In order to get revenge on the king Hop-Frog planned a joke for the king and his court to play on the rest of the kingdom. The plan was for the court and his men to dress up like apes, and run into a party that the king will through. It was supposed to be funny to watch all of the people fainting when the king and his court ran into the ballroom. After that Hop-Frog lead them to the center of the room attached them on to the chandler hook, and lifted them off the ground. Once they were off the ground Hop-Frog climbed

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