The Lady Or The Tiger

Do you like the ending of the book? Why or why not? Do you think there is more to tell? What do you think might happen next? Give details with page numbers from the book to explain.

Frank Stockton’s “The Lady or The Tiger” presents a powerful message about the conflict between compassion and jealousy. While this series of events seems to revolve around the character of the princess, the complex qualities of the young man and his influence on the story come to light upon closer investigation.The decision of the young man in ‘The Lady and the Tiger’ to open the door indicated by the princess indicates not submissiveness or simplicity of character, but rather his depth as a complex character with as much a role in determining his own fate as the princess.

Women will do almost anything for love, to be loved, or to keep love. That is their mission. When women become jealous, however, the love they want to hold onto disappears, becomes selfishness, and one does not know if it is love anymore. In the short story “The Lady, or the Tiger?” written by Frank R. Stockton, a semi barbaric princess motions which door her lover, the accused man, must open to either receive punishment or a reward. The punishment is to be devoured by a fierce tiger and the reward is to be married to a lovely damsel of the court. This semi barbaric princess loves the man and chooses which door the man deserves to open. Like many women in love, this

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 Lady or the Tiger?" is a short story about a young princess and a young man who fell in love, however, the princess ultimately had to choose if her lover died by a bloodthirsty tiger or married a woman she absolutely despised. While it is not stated what the door she chose held, I believe that she chose the door with the lady on the grounds that she is ultimately loving, intense, and oddly enough; jealous.

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.

Despite the princess's hate for lady behind the door, the young man eventually opened the door with the lady standing on the other side. In the short story, “The Lady or the Tiger?”, written by Frank R. Stockton, There was a semi-barbaric king who punishes the criminals of his kingdom by sending the accused to a colosseum where they have to choose between two doors at random. One of the doors contains a ravenous tiger, and the other a beautiful maiden whom the accused will be immediately married to. One day the king’s daughter, the princess, is caught in love with a young man by the king and sends him to choose one of the doors. The princess plans on telling him what door to go into, but having the same barbaric blood the king has, she can’t

In the story of, “The Lady or the Tiger,” many people may think that the lady came out of the door. Well, I think that the tiger did. Simply because the princess didn’t like the lady and was jealous of her. “The Lady or the tiger” story makes you think was it the lady or the tiger?

In the story, “The Lady or the Tiger?,” the author left off the story for the reader to decide what was behind the door; the lady or the tiger. Author Frank R. Stockton wrote a story about a semi-barbaric King who has a unique way of justice. When a person has committed a sort of crime, they would be sent to a stadium-like setting where they would face two, identical doors; one holding a vicious, hungry tiger, and the other, a gorgeous women waiting to be wedded. The king believes that only fate can decide the victim’s future. In this story, it is clear to see in many ways that it was the tiger behind to door which the victim chose.

The Lady or the Tiger In the story the Lady or the Tiger I believe that the princess would lead her lover to the lady for several reasons. First, the princess is very barbaric throughout the story, so it wouldn’t be surprising if she somehow found a way to kill the lady. Second, in the story it explains how possessive she is over her lover, which would make it impossible for her to kill her lover.

In “The Lady or the Tiger,” by Frank Stockton, the princess chooses to let her lover live, even if he would marry another person. This is because she would never see him again if he was exterminated. The author clearly states that she despises the tiger and would be in despair if the man died when he says, “And yet, that awful tiger, those shrieks, that blood!” Another reason that she chose the door with the lady is that she loves him too much to just let him fall to the beast. As it says in the story, “ she started in wild horror, and covered her face with her hands … opening the door …cruel fangs of the tiger!”

The Lady or the Tiger? In the story The Lady or the Tiger, the overall idea is that the man will choose a door to open and that will decide his fate. If he is guilty he will be demolished by a tiger, but if he is innocent he will be greeted by a lovely maiden and he shall marry her. As the reader reads through the begging of the story it is clear that the man overall chooses his destiny.

In the short story “The lady or the tiger”, the princess’ enviousness ultimately conquers her love for the young man, and she makes him choose the door with the tiger behind it. The text alludes to this conclusion in three ways: indications of the princess’ sadistic descent, her antipathy toward the young man’s potential lover, and the princess’ disgust of the idea of the young man being with another woman. Firstly, the princess’ barbaric background has supposedly wiped her of human empathy. Her father’s way of dealing with accused criminals is completely nefarious, but to his eyes, “Its fairness appeared perfect.” (page 2, paragraph 1).