<span>It does not allow listeners to review or reread what each character has said.
When you're watching a live play, you can't stop and rewind to hear again what each character has said. When reading, you can go back and reread a section as many times as you want until you properly understand what is going on but you don't have that option when you're listening to a play.</span>
Twain uses irony and sarcasm to characterize the king and duke in such a way that communicates his belief that pretending to be something you are not (for the sake of appearances) is both ridiculous and embarrassing.
