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    In the story The Lady or the Tiger, the boy has an affair with the princess. After the princess finds out, she is jealous of the girl. The boy will go to the arena and everyone gathers around to see what his fate will be. If the boy is innocent the princess will pick the door with the lady behind it and the boy will instantly marry her. If the boy is guilty the princess will pick the door with the tiger behind it, and the tiger will kill the boy. Everyone in the kingdom including the princess knew

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    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 my reasons why I think the lady choose the tiger is because even though she loves this man

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    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'

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    "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

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    In the story “Lady or The Tiger” by Frank R. Stockton, A barbaric king devises a particularly form of punishment. When a Lady dares to love the king's daughter, he's forced to choose between two doors, one with a lady behind it, and one with a tiger. His fate is unknown. I think they'll choose the Lady because in the story it says , “This semi-barbaric king had a daughter as blooming as his most florid fancies, and with a soul as fervent an imperious as his own”. Which means she's described as

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    ending to the lady and the tiger The man, saying his prayers, opened the door and suddenly a fierce tiger came out roaring.”Auuuuggg,” the man screamed in so much pain.The man got scratched and his arm was completely broken because he couldn't move it at all and it really hurt.He fought the tiger with one arm and he grabs a stick from the wooden door and he stabbed the tiger with the sharp piece of wood.After that the tiger looked at the scratch and it got mad and pulled its actual claws out that

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    Inspiration: the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something. The princess in “The Lady and the Tiger” by Frank Stockton was forced to make a very powerful decision. She could either kill her lover or let him live with someone else for the rest of their lives. The princess is driven to chose to kill her lover by the torment of seeing him with someone else, the barbaric nature of her father, and the internal struggle of the fact that she will never see the one she loves again. One

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    princess cruel, or helpless? Was it an act of love, or an act of selfishness? Bringing death to a loved one is a horrendous deed even when accidental. However, this crime was not accidental, and was caused by powerful emotions. 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

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    The Lady or the Tiger?, a short story written by Frank Stockton in 1884, contains a controversial topic, mostly due to its lack of ending. The author left the story undetermined in the case of the lover’s fate, but analyzing the princess’s personality and motives could determine what fate she gave her lover. One of the most identifiable ideas within The Lady or the Tiger? is the internal conflict of the main character, the princess. The internal conflict plays a large role in how she attempts to

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    In the short story “The lady or the tiger”, the princess’ enviousness ultimately conquers her love for the young man, and she makes him choose the door with the tiger behind it. The text alludes to this conclusion in three ways: indications of the princess’ sadistic descent, her antipathy toward the young man’s potential lover, and the princess’ disgust of the idea of the young man being with another woman. Firstly, the princess’ barbaric background has supposedly wiped her of human empathy. Her

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