The Lady Or The Tiger? by Frank Stockton Essay

The princess began to weep, for her lover was to die or to marry a woman she despised. She flew up and out of her seat, and she ran as fast as her feet could take her; she could not bear to see her lover’s fate. She knew the fair maiden was behind the door he was to open, and she wanted so badly to be standing in her place. She must find a way to meet him as he opened the door.

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.

“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

The princess has a soul as “fervent and imperious” (2) as the king. The princess has a soul as passionate and arrogant as her father’s. The princess’s passionate and arrogant attitude would not allow her to choose the door of the lady for her lover. The princess’s passionate and arrogant attitude leads her to choose the tiger. The princess chose the door that had the tiger behind it because her soul was just like her father’s.

One night while the king was sleeping peacefully, the queen went to the doors of the locked realm with their now eight-year-old daughter. The princess stood next to her mother, afraid of the door her father always warned her not to go near.

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

He went to the right door, and opened it. The youth trusted his lover with a whole heart. He knew the fate she choose for him well never be barbaric. The youth fixed his hand on the handle of the door with hesitation. He raced his eyes all over the crowd to see the princess one more time, before he dissolve into the darkness of the choice she made for him. The princess hesitated to gaze at the lover. Her hesitation made his eyes glassy. With glassy eyes he dissolved into the darkness. She joined her hands together in an attempt to bargain with God that this moment never happened. The princess believed that she took the right choice.

Specifically towards the lady he would be forced to marry. When the princess discovers who the lady is behind the door, she expresses why “the process hated her” (Stockton 3). The princess hated because she knew her lover would be more happy with the lady. Due to the lady being the “fairest and loveliest” (Stockton 3), the princess knew the lady was better than her. Her jealously towards the lady behind the door leads the reader to believe that she would rather have him dead.

The short story, “The Lady, or the Tiger” written by Frank R. Stockton, is the tale of a King that makes prisoners choose their fate. Others could say that the princess chooses the lady on the other side of the door cause she doesn’t want her lover to die and live but we think different. We think that she choose the tiger as the door for her lover. She chooses the door that had the lady. She chooses that door because then she could still see and talk to the Man of her dreams. She loved the man so much, that she wanted him to live so they could still be together. “Would it not be better for him to die quickly and go to wait for her in that blessed place of the future? And yet, that tiger, those cries, that blood.”(paragraph 30, Stockton) This

In the story of love and jealously written by Frank Stockton, a semi barbaric princess falls in love with a youth, but because the youth is not a prince, their love is forbidden and his life is put on the line. When their romance is revealed, as punishment, the youth has to choose between two doors. One where a beautiful lady awaits to marry him, or the other door, where a hungry tiger lays to devour the youth. In the story the youth chooses the door the princess wants him to choose, but the story ends with the final question; which door the princess chooses: the lady or the tiger? Even though after reading the story, undoubtedly the youth chooses the door with the tiger.

I think that the princess chose for her lover to open the door of the tiger. To me it made perfect sense as to why she would do this. The princess knew what girl was behind that door, and it was not a girl that she particularly ever wanted to know. “The girl was lovely, but all the intensity of the savage blood transmitted to her through long lines of wholly barbaric ancestors, she hated the woman who blushed and trembled behind that silent door.” I think that the princess got so carried away with her own feelings about the girl that he would end up with.

In long time ago, there was a king who was a semi-barbaric king had a wonderful imagination. If there was a man had a crime, he would into the arena. There were two doors, they were close together and looked same. He must choose only one door. Behind one door would be a tiger which would maul him to death. The other would be a lady step out for marriage. The king had a daughter who love with a young man. But the king disagreed with their love. Therefore he threw the young man into prison and named a day for his appearance in the arena. The princess knew the answer which door has a tiger and which door has a lady. The young man looked at the princess, she right her arm rested on the chair, and lifted her hand and made a quick movement towards

KING: Yes, have a seat, for I have I have arranged for you to be engaged with someone. Now I know you may not be pleased with this decision, but you do not have a choice because it is for the good of the kingdom. NARRATOR: [The princess felt a very wide range of emotions, at that very moment. She was confused but at the same time understood why her father did this.

“Continue the trial now, peasant.” the king ordered the princess’s lover. However, the young man was too frightened to move. He looked at his lover for help. His lover was now secretly pointing to the left gate. Behind the left gate was the women. But he was complexed by the sudden change in the gate. He couldn’t understand why she was now pointing to the gate on the left. He wanted to trust her and open left gate. Yet, he was scared to. What if she trying to let him get killed the tiger instead of marrying another woman whom he doesn’t know? The commoner knew he had to choose fast or the king will kill him right now. He tried to think faster until he came to a conclusion. The conclusion was to go to the left gate. Although, he doesn’t know what will happen to his life. He decided that if his lover decided to have him killed by a tiger, he will accept her choice. Why might people ask? It is because he loves her enough to know that she is semi-barbaric like her father but he also knows that she loves him too. So even if he were to be killed by a tiger, she would still love him after he is killed. With that in mind, he walked confidently to the left gate