The Tiger

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.

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.

. . 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.

I decided that the princess led him to the tiger because she loved him so much that it would have angered her seeing him with someone else. In paragraph nine it says, "she love him with an ardor that had enough of barbarism in it to make it exceedingly warm and strong." I think that she would have wanted him to stay alive, but he would have had to marry someone that she hates and she

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.

One of the main characters in “The Lady or The Tiger” by Frank Stockhorn, was the semi-barbaric princess. From beginning, the unnamed princess had ambiguity written all over her, and it was generously displayed near the end of the story. The end started with the young man asking the princess in a secretive manner about who was behind each door, either the lady who he would get married too, or the tiger, by which who would eat him, including which door he should choose. The princess points to the right and the prince believes his lover without hesitation. He opens the right and the story is cut off there , leaving the reader with the question, who was behind the door? At that moment, we learn about the princess’s dilemma ; “She had lost him,

n the short story “Lady or the Tiger?” by Frank R. Stockton , the author suggests that a temperamental princess was overpowered by her jealousy of another woman which consequently provoked her to lead her lover to his doom. To begin, the author describes the princess as “hot-blooded” and “semi-barbaric” in the line “Think of it, fair reader, not as if the decision of the question depended upon yourself, but upon that hot-blooded, semi-barbaric princess, her soul at a white heat beneath the combined fires of despair and jealousy”(241). This passage illustrates that the princess lets her emotions control her, including “despair” and “jealousy”. As a result, she loses sight of true love and sends her lover to the door behind which hides a man-eating

Ladies, Tigers, and Arenas, Oh My! In the story "The Lady or the Tiger?" by Frank Stockton, the princess chooses the tiger. Firstly, as the narrator tells the audience, "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, should he be proved innocent of the crime of aspiring to one so far above him; and the princess hated her" (271). From this quotation one can draw that the princess hated the lady and was extremely jealous of her beauty and of the fact that she might get to marry the lover and the princess would not. She would be even more upset to see her lover married to her enemy than for him to die.

In the story, “The Lady, or the Tiger?” by Frank R. Stockton, the princess was motivated to lead her love to certain death because of her powerful selfishness and overwhelming jealousy. The princess’ jealousy, selfishness, and overall motivation can be attributed to the plot of the story. In the story, the young man was loved by the princess and hated by the king, due to his impropriety and unkempt appearance. Because of this, the king would not accept him as an adequate husband for his daughter, and sentenced him to a trial that decided

In “the lady or the tiger,” author Frank Stockton, the princess of a medieval kingdom pointed to the door with the tiger when jealousy beat love. I think that way for a couple reasons. Firstly, the princess hated the woman behind the door with the lady, so, she was naturally jealous and didn't want her lover to be with the woman she hated so much. Secondly, since the princess didn't want her lover to be with the lady, she quite possibly decided after anguished nights and days of thinking, that if she couldn't have him, then nobody could. The author clearly states that, “Would it not be better for him to die at once, and go to wait for her in the blessed regions of the afterlife?” In conclusion, the princess may still think love is important,

Out of the door came not the fierce tiger, but the fairest and loveliest of the damsels, blushing while being as radiant as ever. The whole amphitheater sighed of relief; the man did not meet his gruesome fate. Accordingly, the audience erupted into jocundity as the damsel joined hands with the man, now future husband and wife. Consequently, the princess was the only one of the crowd lacking celebration. Her decision led her lost lover to a new lover, not to the tiger. Nevertheless, she acknowledged the fact that she could have led him to his death and not had to deal with the jealousy, but she knew what was best for him. The princess knew to make her lost lover content, she was to give him up.

In “The Lady Or The Tiger” by Frank Stockton, the royal daughter of the king made the choice of killing the love of her life. This is true because, in the text it says “the girl was lovely, but she had dared to raise her eyes to the loved one of the princess.” This quote shows she is jealous of her, and that she wouldn't live with herself if the boy was married to someone besides herself. Also, she had dreamed about him with her and she was mad. In the text it shows “ How in her nightmarish daydreams had she gnashed her teeth, and torn her hair, when she saw his rapture and delight as he opened the door with the lady!” This also displays how she couldn't bare to see the man with someone besides herself. Lastly the princess believes jealousy

The princess told her lover to pick the right door, which the tiger had to be in. Any girl would be stupid to let the guy pick the door with the lady in it. The princess is very jealous, she does not even want to think about him talking to the beautiful lady. She hates the lady just because she's so gorgeous.