Argumentative Essay: Is Hop Frog Justified?

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Hop Frog was justified to a certain extent in what he did. He was justified, because the King has always been cruel to him. The King captured and forced Hop Frog into being a fool against his will. The King has been bullying him since his first day there. Hop Frog gets forced, by the King, to drink wine at his parties, because he gets so excited that he is driven to madness. ““Drink I say!” Shouted the monster.” (Poe 5) Hop Frog hates drinking, because of this. Since he was captured, the King mocks his looks. Hop Frog was a dwarf and a cripple, so when he walks it looks like he is wobbling. The King does not see Hop Frog as a person, only as property. The King has been cruel to Hop Frog since day one, but that does not make it okay to take

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