Based on chapters 22 and 23 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , what is ironic about the fact that the judge proposes the plan to fool the other townspeople into attending the play?

A judge is expected to represent fairness and moral conduct. It is ironic that he proposes a trick to get the townspeople to attend a play, helping the performers deceive them instead. That contrast makes choice C, “A judge is typically viewed as the height of moral conduct,” the best answer.

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