Why The Goldsmith Did Nothing Wrong

Eurika! Essay The goldsmith did nothing wrong. He did exactly what he said he would do. He said the he would make a crown of the exact same weight as the gold and that's exactly what he did. He also said that he would make a crown that would make all the other kings jealous of the king's crown and the crown that the goldsmith made would be able to do just that.

It is the king's fault for not making complete sure of what the goldsmith said due to the fact that the goldsmith said very clearly that the crown would be of the same weight. The king should’ve made sure he meant completely what he said. All the goldsmith said is that he wold take the gold and make a beautiful crown for everyone to see. He even said that he would create it in ninety days exactly, he managed to get it to the king that exact day. Why does it matter if he kept a little bit of the gold, it may not have been the best thing to do but it sure wasn’t illegal. The passage said that it was not clear whether or not the goldsmith got in trouble but if he did that would be a horrible mistake.
Be sure that you put into it every grain of the gold i give you, and do not mix any other metal with it.” Though this may make it look worse for the goldsmith if you think about it when the goldsmith said “It shall be as you wish,” he could mean his words only about the first part of what the king said. He said that the crown would make all other kings want the crown, and with the crown he made the other kings would be jealous. The crown was beautiful which is exactly what the king wished for. At first the king was completely fond of the crown until told that there was less gold than supposed to be. The crown was a perfect piece of art and the king was just being