Lady And The Tiger

This time the subject that was being accused was his lover. The young boy had two doors to choose from, behind one awaited a young beautiful maiden that he would be set to marry if that were to be his fate, however behind another door was a hungry tiger that he would suffer at the claws of if he were to pick it. The king had arranged this entire sick and twisted affair, a quote from the short story states that “It mattered not that he already possesses a wife and family, or that his affections might be engaged upon another object of his own selection; the king allowed no such subordinate arrangements to interfere with his great scheme of retribution and reward”. The princess knew this which in turn unsettled her for she loved him with an ardor that had enough barbarism to make to extremely warm and strong. The fact that her personality was depicted as being semi barbaric and that her love for him had barbarism in it is a hint that the princess would subject her lover to death than see him with another woman.

Dead or alive is how this princess wants her lover, in order for their love to stay together. The author also states, “Would it not be better for him to die at once, and go to wait for her in the blessed regions of semi barbaric futurity?” (150). The green semi barbaric princess feels that her happiness is much more important than the happiness of the one she loves. Life after death with the man and she, is more satisfying to her than two renewed lives, letting go of each other’s love. Simply stated, this princess would rather see this accused man, her lover, killed and devoured by a ferocious tiger and meet her in a heavenly place, than to see him happy with a new life with another woman.

It doesn’t matter that both had evidence, but which had more. If I was in her situation I would have picked the tiger but it also just made more since. She did love him, but I don’t think she could have chosen the door with the lady and watch him get married. I believe firmly that she picked the door with the tiger. Therefore he died a painful death and would be waiting for her when she crosses over. They will live in the afterlife together if he gets over her killing him. It is sad they couldn’t be together just because she was of royal blood and he wasn’t. Rest in peace the princess’s

We see this with the handsome young man and the barbaric princess. We must prove this with solid facts and true ideas. To begin, “This royal maiden was well satisfied with her lover, for he was handsome and brave to a degree unsurpassed in all this kingdom; and she loved him with and ardor” (16).The princess, although barbaric, wanted to choose her lovers fate. She wanted to know before anyone else what would happen to him. A true love story for some, but she the princess “possessed herself with the secret of the door” (17). Many times in the writing, you hear about their love and how true it was. True love hides nothing for “He expected her to know it. He understood her nature” (18). He knew that the elegant and barbaric princess, who he had and most likely still had loved, cared enough about him to seal his fate. Though the princess is highly barbaric as her father is, she loved him enough to allow him to live.

I believe the princess pointed her man in the direction of the tiger because she was jealous and would rather have him killed then see him love another women. “But how much oftener had she seen him at the other door I don't think she could see him with another women when he's the love of her life, I think when you love someone you couldn't see yours self with someone else you wanna be with that person that you love the most.

The princess is in love with someone of the court and now she has to decide whether she will help him live or watch him die. After the love affair is discovered the semi-barbaric king has a man thrown into an arena to face life or death. It is now in the hands of the man who looks towards his lover in hopes of her guiding him to life. But she finds this difficult to do hesitation crosses her mind. Watch the person you love be with a woman who you despise or watch him die. Jealousy plays a big role in the princess’s mind as well as her semi-barbaric nature, she’s rattled and doesn’t know what to do. “If you truly love it set it free” as she directs the man to his

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

Many people mistakenly think she selects the lady’s door because the text says, “she loved him with an ardor that had enough barbarism in it to make it exceedingly warm and strong” (301). Because she has a fiery passion for her lover, she would never dare to purposely harm her

That in fact would be wrong because since the princess was so in love with this young man she would be too jealous to see him with another woman other than herself. The princess was known for getting everything she wanted and she wanted to be with the handsome young man, not for another woman to be with him.

"Lady of the Tiger" Paragraph Response The fate of a young lover is left in question at the end of Frank Stockton's short story, "The Lady and the Tiger. " Stockton asks his readers to determine to which door the princess motions--the door concealing the tiger or the door concealing the beautiful maiden. However, a close examination of the princess' character clearly reveals the answer. Considering that the princess is cynical and jealous, it is clear that she sends her lover into the claws of the tiger.

To take the analysis even futher, this quote from page ___ shows that the princess has a reputation for being jealous: “...that hot-blooded, semi-barbaric princess, her soul at a white heat beneath the combined fires of despair and jealousy…” (___) Next, the quote "But how much oftener had she seen him on the other side of the door... her soul burned in agony when she had seen him rush to meet that woman..." (272-273) shows that in this part of the story, the princess spends much

The way I see things is that the Semi-Barbaric Princess led her lover to the door where the tiger is behind. The story quotes “She loved him with an ardor that had enough of barbarism in it to make it exceedingly warm and strong” but the story also quotes “This love affair moved on happily for many months.” owing to the fact that the relationship has only been going on for a few months I don’t think that the princess would do anything for her lover, especially if that means giving him up so that he can live happily with someone she deceives. The princess knew which door was which and she was jealous of the lady behind one of the doors. The story says this about the lady “It was one of the fairest and loveliest of the damsels of the court who had been selected as the reward of the accused youth… And the princess hated her.” The princess disliked the girl behind the door, so if she led her lover to her and watched them get married, it would hurt her. The story also quotes, “Often had she seen, or imagined that she had seen, this fair creature throwing glances of admiration upon the person of her lover, and sometimes she thought these glances were perceived, and even returned. Now she had seen them talking together.” This quote shows that the princess was a little jealous of the lady because she believes that her lover and the lady had been exchanging glances back and

If the lady walked out of the chosen door, he then was immediately married to her. The princess had shown jealousy, nervousness, and gave an idea of being indecisive

She knows he is grand and fair, and with that in mind she would not let anyone like that die. So she probably would have kept him alive for the sake of his looks and charms. Who knows, maybe that is why she fell for him in the first place, because if she really loved him, why on Earth would she admire the possible fact he could die. But also, the princess is self-important, she will cast him over to the lady just not to be responsible for his death, and eventually get mad again and realize what she has done was crazy:

If you loved someone, would you let that person suffer just for the sake of your own selfishness? In “The Lady or the Tiger”, the princess is faced with the decision of either allowing her lover to die, or letting her lover marry someone else. The princess having an intense nature, risking herself to find out the secret of the doors, and having a strong relationship with him are the reasons why I believe the door which the young man opened contained the lady. The first reason why I think the princess led her lover to the lady is because she is very intense and strong-willed.