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He realizes that the accused are convicted on flimsy evidence and human branding — or hanged — for petty offenses, and vows to reign with mercy when he regains his rightful place. When Edward unwisely declares to a gang of thieves that he is the King and will put an end to unjust laws, they assume he is insane and hold a mock coronation. After a series of adventures, including a stint in prison, Edward interrupts the coronation as Tom is about to be crowned as King.

The nobles are shocked at their resemblance, and refuse to believe that Edward is the rightful King wearing Tom's clothes until he produces the Great Seal of England that he hid before leaving the palace. Miles is rewarded with the rank of Earl and the family right to sit in the presence of the King. In gratitude for supporting the new King's claim to the throne, Edward names Tom the "King's Ward," a privileged position he holds for the rest of his life.

The ending explains that though Edward died at the age of 15, he reigned mercifully due to his experiences. The introductory quote — "The quality of mercy is.

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While written for children, The Prince and the Pauper is both a critique of social inequality and a criticism of judging others by their appearance. Twain wrote of the book, "My idea is to afford a realizing sense of the exceeding severity of the laws of that day by inflicting some of their penalties upon the King himself and allowing him a chance to see the rest of them applied to others Having returned from a second European tour — which formed the basis of A Tramp Abroad — Twain read extensively about English and French history.

Initially intended as a play, the book was originally set in Victorian England before Twain decided to set it further back in time. The "whipping-boy story," originally meant as a chapter to be part of The Prince and the Pauper was published in the Hartford Bazar Budget of July 4, , before Twain deleted it from the novel at the suggestion of William Dean Howells.

Osgoode of Boston, with illustrations by F. The Prince and the Pauper was adapted for the stage during Twain's lifetime, an adaptation which involved Twain in litigation with the playwright. The musical closed August 31, In , the story was adapted into comics form by Arnold L. The novel has also been the basis of several films.

In some versions, Prince Edward carries identification when he assumes Tom's role. While animations such as the Mickey Mouse version retell the story, other cartoons employ parody including an episode of the animated television show Johnny Bravo in which Twain appears, begging cartoonists to "let this tired story die".

A much-abridged silent version was produced as one of his first films by Alexander Korda in Austria entitled Der Prinz und der Bettelknabe. A Telugu film versiion, Raju Peda , was released in and directed and produced by B. These films "Indianized" many of the episodes in the original story. The film was then remade in and starred Lindsay Lohan in her feature film debut.

Walt Disney Feature Animation made a animated minute short film , inspired by the novel and starring Mickey Mouse. In this version, Mickey trades places with himself and is supported by other Disney characters. It Takes Two , starring twins Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen , is a loose translation of this story in which two girls one wealthy and the other an orphan, who resemble each other switch places in order to experience each other's lives.

The Bollywood film Tere Mere Sapne is loosely based upon this story, in which two boys born on exactly the same date switch places to experience the other's life, whilst learning valuable lessons along the way. In , a second CGI musical adaptation was released, entitled Barbie: The Princess and the Popstar.

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In it, Barbie plays a princess blonde named Victoria Tori and a brunette popstar named Keira. Both crave the life of another, one day they meet and magically change places. In , Garfield 's second live-action film entitled Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties , was another adaptation of the classic story. A film, A Modern Twain Story: Monte Carlo was another loose adaptation released in by 20th Century Fox and starred Selena Gomez.

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Raju Peda , produced for Indian television in , is a Telugu -version adaptation of the novel starring N. Rama Rao and directed by B.

The BBC produced a television adaptation by writer Richard Harris , consisting of six thirty-minute episodes, in Ringo , a TV special starring Ringo Starr , involves the former Beatles drummer trading places with a talentless look-alike. The prince swaps clothes with Blackadder who is his butler and says, "This reminds of that story 'The Prince and the Porpoise'.

The Prince and the Pauper. A episode of Phineas and Ferb "Make Play", season 2, episode 64 follows a similar storyline, with Candace switching places with Princess Baldegunde of Duselstein and discovering that royal life is dull. The Japanese anime series Princess Principal uses a similar story as the background for the characters Ange and Princess Charlotte; their history is revealed by Ange under the guise of a fairy tale named "The Princess and the Pickpocket".

Ten years prior to the start of the series, Ange, who was actually the real Princess Charlotte, met Princess, who was actually a common pickpocket named Ange and looked identical to her. They befriended one another and eventually decided to trade places for a day. Soon after the switch, however, a Revolution broke out and divided their country, separating the girls and leaving them trapped in each other's roles. That plot results in 2 new love stories. Samantha Spinner and the Super-Secret Plans. Disney and Francesco Artibani. Leila Hirschfeld and Tom Hirschfeld.

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