The Lady Or The Tiger Sparknotes

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.

. . burned in agony” (150) as her love runs to his reward of innocence, she chooses the door in which the tiger will appear, only because this jealous princess would not want her lover to be happy with another woman and have him kept to herself, dead or alive.

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.

…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

Frank Stockton’s short story “ The Lady or the Tiger” is about how a “semi-barbaric king” punishes those who commit a crime by putting them in an arena.The accused must choose one out of two doors. He will either open one of the doors awaited by the beautiful bride who was searched all over the land to find the perfect fit for him. Or open the door that holds a vicious beast that is about to attack him and devour him in a split second. A handsome young man in this kingdom ends up on trial because he dared to love and win the king’s daughter’s heart. The princess having a “ soul as imperious and fervent as the king” ,knows which door holds the vicious beast and which holds the beautiful bride. There is supporting evidence that the

Louis was, let's just say, he was different. He wasn't like any of the other princes from any of the other kingdoms, and he didn't want to be. When all the young rulers would join together at annual feasts, the other young men would eat perfectly with their chins up in a glorifying and polite way. Louis, however, did not. Louis ate with whatever utensils he wanted, however fast he wanted to, and didn't stop to wipe his chin when a drizzle of soup escaped his spoon.

Emotions. Everyone has them, and most people can control them, but some can't. In the Article, "The Lady, or the Tiger?" by frank R. Stockton has an interesting scenario. A king has put his daughter's lover in an arena with two doors. One door has a tiger, the other one has a lady. If he opens the door to the tiger, he dies, if he opens the other door he is immediately married. This would get rid of him either way. He looks to the princess to see what she says. She lifts her right hand up and we don’t know if he dies or gets married. I think he dies to the tiger because of the princess' jealously.

Have you ever had do make a hard decision in life ? Knowing that if you made the wrong one it would significantly affect you ? If you said yes, Then You could imagine how the convicts Frank Stockton's “The Lady or The Tiger” in the arena felt when they had to choose one of the two doors. The horror in the pit of their stomachs not knowing whether the were going to be greeted by a lovely new wife and be wedded right away , or a vicious tiger wait to tear open his flesh . In this story Frank uses and displays many unique literary devices that add spice to the story. The main devices are mood , symbolisim and also point of view , by using these he keeps the on their toes and leaves them wanting more. Stockton usage

In the story, The Lady, or the Tiger, you either got married or died. This interesting story was wrote by Frank .Stockton did a really good job of making you think .In the story there was a semi barbaric king whose ideas where polished and sharpened by the progressiveness of distant Latin neighbors .If you done something bad in this kingdom you didn’t get a fair trial you had to choose between two doors .The lady or the tiger! If you picked the lady you was safe, if you pick the tiger you was fresh meat!

A beautiful princess named Aurora laid sleeping in a castle in a far away land. Footsteps creaked in her bedroom. However, she was fast asleep and did not notice. It was Prince Phillip. He was a charming prince who was on a journey to find true love. As he crept closer and closer to the princess, he couldn’t help but fall in love with her beauty. He slowly inched in and planted a kiss on her lips. “So soft,” he thought to himself. Aurora awakes with a disgusted look on her face. “What do you think you’re doing?” Aurora screamed. The surprised prince stepped back in and moved towards the door. “Why princess, you were so beautiful, I had to kiss you in order to wake you up. After all, you are my true love.” He smiled as he pleaded with her. She

From the “Lady and the Tiger” the king uses the thrilling anticipation of death or happiness to control his citizens. For example, people from around the world came to glamourous showcase of the accused trails to watch the thrill of death or of marriage “‘ The institution was a very popular one….. They never knew whether they would witness a bloody murder or a hilarious wedding,” (Stocketon para. 8)/ The usage of human death and the thrill of a wedding causes people to come to watch the spectacle. Instead of his people revolting he enetrintians his people to keep him power. Another reason, After the king finds out the an affair what was happening with his daughter and a s peasant, the kings deciso km impacted the princess choice at the

The Lady and the Tiger is like Romeo and Juliet as it is a drama and suspense. The Lady and Tiger is a short, but well written story that is sure that you will like it. The story is about two doors and there is a lady or a tiger behind the door. I know three reasons why the tiger is behind the door those are the man will be suffering more if alive with the other lady, it is better for him than having to watch his love be alone while he is with another, the lady thinks it would be better so the children didn’t see him with another lady.

On a dark, foggy night the princess decided to step out of her castle for her very first time. Since the castle knew her, its doors would shut automatically every time she tried to open them. The princess’s family is royalty, so they live in a castle. Since it is her first time being outdoors, she wanted to go to the woods. Her mother or father didn’t know she was going outside and the princess didn’t care if her parents were worried because they never even let her go outside her own front door. After all it was her castle. Since the castle and her parents were fast asleep the princess took off into the woods.

     With " beautifully executed images", Janette Turner Hospital creates four vivid female character in her two novels.  The four characters are Juliet and Yashoda in The Ivory Swing and Elizabeth and Emily in The Tiger in theTiger Pit .  Each of the above is invested by Turner Hospital with a deep consciousness.