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'The Prince and the Pauper': Movie vs. Play
A movie and play of “The Prince and the Pauper” have similarities and differences like a cow and a pig. Also the drama and film were both made from Mark Twain, but it was biased on Edward, son of King Henry VIII of England. After Henry’s death in 1547, Edward took the throne and became the King. Both the movie and the play from “The Prince and the Pauper” have similarities. First, the setting or most of it were similar because in the play, the location was England with a rough area and the movie was with Palm Beach. Secondly both the main characters, Eddie from the movie and Edward from the play, they both had some of the same personality like in the end of the movie, they were both kind. Lastly, the plot on both of the movie and play has
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