'The Lady Or The Tiger?'

Every heart was beating, every breath was held, every eye was fixed upon that man. Without the slightest hesitation , he went to the door on the right and opened it. The entire crowd held their breath, The door started to open slightly. Out came the… ferocious tiger! It was oh so evident that the king’s daughter would have been too jealous of him being with another beautiful woman. He felt betrayed and abandoned. The crowd let out a gasp, half the crowd cheered for the tiger, the other not so much. Obviously the crowd knew nothing of the deed the king’s daughter and the handsome man had arranged. Maybe they didn’t want to, a story of betrayal.

Throughout history, love and jealousy have been regarded as the two most powerful emotions that have played a huge role in a person’s fate or destiny. This is very true in Frank Stockton’s short story “The Lady or the Tiger?’’ Stockton’s princess character had vital information which led to her lover’s fate, however his reader was left hanging leaving one important question unanswered- what was his fate? Jealousy conquered love and was the strongest emotion which won out between the two. This led to the tiger coming out from behind the door, based on the princess’ semi barbaric nature.

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.

Was the tiger going to come or the absolutely gorgeous lady everyone had been talking about? So many questions raced through the lover 's mind as the door opened. His fate had rested within the princess, and he trusted her with all his heart. He loved her so much, and not being with the princess pained more than he could ever demonstrate.

“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.

…Without the slightest hesitation, he went to the door on the right, and opened it. Before the gate had even reached a foot off the ground the young lover, heartbroken, watched four frantic feet pacing back and forth and heard a deep, rhythmic panting. His mind frenziedly raced with dozens of thoughts: How could you do this to me? My dear lover, do you care but only for yourself? Someone must have forced her to tell me to choose the right door! What sort of fool am I to fall in love with the fairest lady in the kingdom?! What am I to do now? Run… The tiger steadily stepped out of his dark cage, allowing the afternoon sun to warm his striped fur. He gazed first at the masses seated breathlessly around the stadium

In Conclusion, the princess chose the tiger’s door over the lady’s because has seen this beautiful damsel that she knows very well exchange flirty glances with her lover , and

“The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government.” In this quote, Thomas Jefferson talks about how the most important thing in society is the care of individuals. He says that a government should make an effort to look after their citizens and strive to give them happiness, not ruin. In the short story, “The Lady, or the Tiger,” if a “criminal” is on trial, the king would have them stand in an arena and choose between two identical doors to open. Behind one door, there stands a beautiful maiden whom he could marry, whereas behind the second, there would be a hungry tiger waiting to maul and devour him.

Tough of the Princess Love is dangerous, complicated, beautiful, and is hard to undertake without any serious consequences. According to True Love by Lauren, Slater , “ we may just be as deluded about love as we are when we’re in love”, decisions made by love is based on this sentence, as to choosing the greater choices for the best, and leaving out the unnecessary good. The princess wants what is best for her and him and chooses the tiger. Logically she will not hurt herself even more by choosing the tiger, remembering she is self-important so she will let him go literally. Through the passage of the story,”The Lady or the Tiger”, it is clear that the princess does not want anyone falling for her lover.

In the short story “The Lady, or the Tiger?” by Frank Stockton, a semi-barbaric king in archaic times, sentences his daughter’s lover to trial after finding out about their affair. The king’s twisted form of trial is advertised in the arena where the condemned chooses between two doors and what awaits is either marriage to a maiden or death to a tiger. The princess must decide whether she’d lead her lover to death by tiger or to marriage with a woman whom she despises. While the story ends with Stockton asking the reader which came out the door the Lady or the Tiger, there are subtle clues that leads to the notion that the Tiger came out. Stockton subtly leads readers to the conclusion that the Tiger came out the door because the princess is

Did the princess indicate the door that concealed the lady or the tiger? If she chose the lady, will she be able to withstand and bear the suffering every time she sees her lover and the lady together? Will she be able to bear the pain of losing her beloved to a lady she hated as she had pictured how lovely the both of them would be? Her choice of electing the lady would always be a constant reminder that would torture her; however, if the princess selected the tiger, it would cause her less pain and she would be able to get over it more quickly. The reason is that she would be able to think through her feelings, get over the absence of the man she loved, and eventually reduce her suffering. Instead of the constant pain she has to receive,

I believe the princess chose the tiger on various grounds. One of these being, the king of the land has been described as semi-barbaric. This also carries over to the princess as the narrator states on numerous occasions. The princess also knew what would be behind either door, as well as who the lady was behind said door. The princess carried a deep hatred for this lady, she can also be seen to be rather delusional with her thoughts of why the man she loved had been talking to this woman in the past.

Did the princess indicate the door that concealed the lady or the tiger? If she chose the lady, will she be able to withstand and bear the suffering every time she sees her lover and the lady together? Will she be able to bear the pain of losing her beloved to a lady she hated as she had pictured how lovely the both of them would be? Her choice of electing the lady would always be a constant reminder that would torture her; however, if the princess selected the tiger, it would cause her less pain and she would be able to get over it more quickly. The reason is that she would be able to think through her feelings, get over the absence of the man she loved, and eventually reduce her suffering. Instead of the constant pain she has to receive, the princess chose the door that led to the most savage tiger, as the wound of losing her lover would heal over time.

When the king discovers that his beloved daughter, the princess, has taken a lover, he forces the lover into the arena. The princess discovers behind which door awaits the hungry tiger and which door awaits the lovely maiden whom the princess despises. The princess then directs her lover as to which door he should open. The story ends at this point, leaving the audience to wonder if the princess sends her lover into the arms of a woman she despises or to be eaten by a tiger.

would have had an alternate ending. While the young man was reaching his hand to open the right door, he changed his mind. As his heart was tightened with the strong love of the princess, he thought that dying by the tiger would rather be better than betray his lover. So, he went right to the left door and opened it. A few minutes after, a beautiful, lovely lady came out. Then the young man knew that he was betrayed by his lover, the