Their actions that night seem to be too much for Hop-Frog to suffer through any longer, so he gives the men the idea of dressing as “ourang-outangs”. He covers the men in tar and flax and chains them together, making them look like wild beasts. The king and his men enter the ball and give the people a scare and a laugh, but suddenly the tables turn and they are hoisted up high by the chandelier. In the midst of the confusion, people can see Hop-Frog climbing up the chandelier chain with a torch. He reveals who the men are as he drops the torch on the men, burning them alive as he climbs up the chain and escapes. He and Trippetta are never seen again. The story presents the idea that no matter how hard the king and his men try to make Hop-Frog feel substandard, it is really them and their lifestyle that are inferior. While Hop-Frog is presented as inferior due to his size and disability, in all actuality he is the superior character because he is able to transcend his own limitations, the king and his ministers take Hop-Frog’s disabilities for granted and therefore are unable to transcend their limitations, and certain moments of symbolism and allusion show which