Lady Or The Tiger

The proof of his character demonstrates his own complexity, but little to show for the reasons for his decision. For this, one must look to the final events of the story, and to the very moment of his decision. Here the deep connection between the two lovers is established, as well as his motive. The young man looks for her response without and need to wonder if she had discovered behind which door lay which fate. In addition, it appears that “the only hope for the youth in which there was any element of certainty was based upon the success of the princess in discovering this mystery.” Given the young man’s knowledge of the princess’ own indecision and the fact that his own plan hinged upon her knowledge of the doors’ contents, his reasons for his trust in her become clear. The nature of his plans hinged on the decision of the princess because that decision reveals a core element of her character. Her decision to save him would show her overcoming jealousy and barbarism with compassion. In this scenario, her compassion for her well being indicates that her feelings for him did not end simply because they were discovered, and may even be rekindled in a rebellious reuniting in the future. In the other situation, in which the princess favors her father’s barbarism as well as her own jealousy to condemn him, she has made clear that she no longer cares for him more than she despises the young man with someone else. Thus in

All in all, the tiger will emerge from the door on the right because like most women, this princess will do almost anything for her own happiness and to keep the one she loves. That is why she chooses death of her lover, the accused man, over giving the man a life happy with a lovely damsel. She assumes that if he shall die of being eaten, they will meet once again happy in love. He will love her and only her, and not be married or be in love with another woman. The princess’s mission is accomplished.

At the end of the story, “The Lady or the Tiger,” the man had a choice to pick which door. The main question is which door did he pick? The one with the tiger that would lead to certain death or the door that had the lady behind it in which he would have gotten married to. I believe the princess lead him to opened the one with the tiger. Even though she would have had to watch her lover die a painful death I don’t think she could have bared to watch him be with another. One other reason it leads me to believe she picked that one is because she was semi-barbaric, like her father. It even said in the story that she enjoyed watching them as much as he did. The princess knew the game and knew that if she picked the one with the lady behind it they would be happily married.

The criminal, the princess’ ex-lover, saw a guard come close to his cell, and unlock it, the key clicked in place. Rough hands grabbed him, it was time for the final judgement, the arena; would he live, or die? As he stumbled out onto the sandy stadium, the crowd cheered, but he only looked up, to the princess. Ultimately, the real loss was of the princess, who had either a dead soul mate, or one with another woman. In “The Lady, Or the Tiger?”, Stockton’s choice of point of view brings to mind the telling of an ancient tale rather than a formal narrative, encourages the reader to keep thinking even after the original narration has ended, as does his choice in framing the exposition and the plot structure.

“The Lady, or The Tiger” by Mr. Frank R. Stockton has compelled readers for as long as time. This story ends with all wondering, so which is it, the delicate and fair young lady or the savage, fierce, wild-eyed tiger standing behind the door. This makes us ponder whether human heart chooses love or jealously. Within this essay, there will be proof that it is the stunning young woman behind the door. Although there is evidence proving that it is the tiger, in a sense there is more evidence stating that the elegant and barbaric princess allowed her real lover to continue living. To begin let us start with the small dwindling points that the tiger, lye behind the door.

The crowd cried with an uproar heard leagues away in all directions and the princess, half relieved of her sorrow, gently smiled back at her lover while her father stared in awe. But ever so faintly, the young man heard a deep and vicious growl coming from behind the second gate. He quickly yelled for the crowd to quiet their rampant exuberance, so that the unknown sound could be heard more distinctively. With eyes red and ferocity swelling up in his body, the valiant youth shouted, "My fellow citizens! Hear now, the bellow of another tiger behind the second gate!" At this, the crowd gasped in disbelief and mocked the injustice the king showed toward his victim. Then, the embarrassed ruler turned his head toward his right and saw the streams of tears flowing from the eyes of his daughter as she glared at him and ran down the steps of the stadium toward her once-again lover. With outstretched arms, the young lovers embraced and kissed one another as the crowd once again shouted with joy from their seats. The man's trusted friend quickly hopped over the parapet and ran toward his living friend. Altair met his savior and embraced him, thanking him for his help and loyalty. Soon, however, the crowd's cheering began to gradually die down. Surprised, the lovers and friend turned to see the king coming into the stadium. With all due respect, the three gently bowed at the king, but before any of them could utter a word, his majesty spoke, "My

One of the main characters in “The Lady or The Tiger” by Frank Stockhorn, was the semi-barbaric princess. From beginning, the unnamed princess had ambiguity written all over her, and it was generously displayed near the end of the story. The end started with the young man asking the princess in a secretive manner about who was behind each door, either the lady who he would get married too, or the tiger, by which who would eat him, including which door he should choose. The princess points to the right and the prince believes his lover without hesitation. He opens the right and the story is cut off there , leaving the reader with the question, who was behind the door? At that moment, we learn about the princess’s dilemma ; “She had lost him,

The tiger emerges from the door at the end of “The Lady, or the Tiger” by Frank R. Stockton. One reason that the tiger emerges from the door is because the princess hated the lady behind the other door didn't want her lover to be with that other woman. For example, when the princess thought of how she’ll lose her lover in both ways, she thought “ would it not be better for him to die at once, and go to wait for her in the blessed regions of semibarbaric futurity”(304)? This quote showed that the princess didn't want to lose her lover to another lady that she hated so much, so the princess would rather have her lover die from the tiger and wait for her in heaven then have him fall into the hands of another lady. Another reason it is the tiger

In “The Lady Or The Tiger”, by Frank Stockton, the princess lets hatre and resentment into her heart and points to the door with the tiger behind it. In the story it says that she loathes the lady behind the door. “With all of the intensity of the savage blood passed down to her through long lines of completely barbaric ancestors, she hates the woman who blushes and trembles behind that silent door.” This quote shows that she would hate for the gentleman to marry to the lady behind the door. On the last page the author shows that, she would not mind if the man would die early.

This suggests that the princess would send her lover to the door concealing the tiger because she would rather he die than see him with the woman behind the door. She also thinks that by sending her lover to the tiger’s door, at least they would have a chance to be together in the afterlife in “semi-barbaric futurity” instead of never being together (241). Although my opposers may argue that out of true love the princess would have sent her lover to the door concealing the woman, I believe that she hated the woman more. I know this to be true because on page 239 the author states “she [the princess] hated the woman who blushed and trembled behind that silent door.” Her immense hatred for the woman is due to her jealousy that the woman has a chance to be happily wed to her lover, while she, the princess, watches helplessly from her seat in the in the stadium.

No matter what door he opened would be the best of both worlds for both the audience and the king but not for the princess. Fortunately the princess has accomplished what she has never done before, she knew which door the tiger was behind and which door the maiden was behind. She worked very hard I must add to achieve this, as this was VERY classified information that only the king was supposed to know about. She did however know the maiden behind the door and not in a good way, she hated that woman with all her heart which only made this decision harder for

His fervent and imperious ways were in instilled in her since birth. Knowing the princess’s nature, the king did not just “happen” to find out about their affair it was planned. The fact was obvious, her choice in men was not one of which her father would approve. The discovery was a perfect way to ride her of the youth. She had no future.

He punished people by putting them in an enclosed arena where they must chose a door to open, and this young man’s outcome was not any different than the other traders and prisoners. Using what I, as the reader, have learned about the king, the young man, and the princess, I had to

The short story The Lady or the Tiger? written by Frank R. Stockton is about a semi-barbaric princess who has to choose between witnessing the slaughter of her lover or his marriage to another woman. The man has to choose between two doors, one holding the tiger, and the other holding the lady in which the princess despises. The princess is fully in control of which door is selected, and based on text evidence, it can be determined which door she will pick. Therefore, because princess despises the woman behind the door, so she'd pick the door of the tiger. Although she loves the man dearly, the princess did not want him to marry another woman and find a happier life. "

The reasoning behind the tiger coming out of the door is because of the princess’s barbaric nature. As it say's in the story, “This semi-barbaric king had a daughter as blooming as his most florid fancies, and with a soul as fervent and imperious as his own (Stockhon).” However, it has also been said that “The royal maiden was well satisfied with her lover- she loved him with an ardor that had enough of barbarism- (Stockhon).” The princess appears to have acted by her own self-interest. She knew the affair was not appropriate when she started it. She had a mentality of caring less of what people thought and paid no attention at her actions and social norms that reflected the royal blood line. She let her feelings get in the way of her logical