The king and duke were merely con-men pretending to be royalty. They met in Huck's raft because they were running away from the authorities who discovered their con.
They were initially strangers but upon knowing that each was a conman. Both hatched a plan to con numerous people by staging a play like Romeo and Juliet.
It may be inferred and refers to the overarching main point found throughout the text
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Topic - US intervention
What degree of US military and political intervention in foreign affairs is justifiable?
Topic - Cambodian genocide
What conditions lead to the veneration of despots like Pol Pot?