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books and literature fiction

Does the princess choose the lady or the tiger?

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The lady whom the king has chosen is one of the princess's handmaidens whom the princess despises and suspects of coveting her lover. Choosing the other door would release the tiger and result in a gruesome death for her beloved. Either choice would mean that the princess will lose her lover forever.


In this way, what does the princess learn in the lady or the tiger?

In "The Lady or the Tiger" by Frank Stockton, the princess learns the secret of the doors. She has discovered which door holds the lady behind it, and which door has the tiger behind it. With this information, she can give a signal to her lover as to which door he should pick.

Beside above, how does the lady or the tiger end? " is based entirely on the feelings and motivation of the "hot-blooded, semi-barbaric princess." When her lover is in the arena and looks to her for guidance: She raised her hand, and made a slight, quick movement toward the right.

Likewise, people ask, why would the princess choose the lady?

Reasons the princess chose the door with the lady behind it. She loved her suitor enough that she wanted them to be happy. She could still see the suitor and be friends. She wouldn't have to deal with the guilt of his death.

Why the Princess chose the tiger?

The theme of the lady or the tiger is jealousy because the rincess let her jealosy take over by sending her lover to the tiger. On the other hand, some say the princess sent her lover to the lady because she was in love with him. However, the princess was too hot-blooded, and let her jealousy take over.

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Maimuna Babeshkin

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What did the princess know about the lady behind one of the doors?

What did the princess know about the lady behind one of the doors? The princess knew that the lady behind one of the doors was one of the fairest and loveliest of the damsels of the court who had been selected as the reward for the accused youth.

Chahira Guillanot

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How did the princess feel about the lady behind one of the doors?

Behind one door is a tiger which kills him, proving his guilt. From behind the other door comes a lady who promptly marries him, thus guaranteeing his innocence. She also knows who the lady is and is quite jealous, and, because of her "savage blood," intensely dislikes the woman.

Georgianna Zenkevich

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How did the princess learn the secret of the doors?

[G]old, and the power of a woman's will, had brought the secret to the princess. Two things, then, allowed the princess to learn behind which door was the lady and behind which door was the tiger: money (in the form of gold) and her semi-barbaric and determined will.

Natali Mitanu

Explainer

What is unique about the maiden behind the door?

The maiden behind the door is specifically selected for the accused. The semi-barbaric king has a very unique system of justice. He had an arena built with two special doors. Behind one door is a tiger, and behind the other is a lady.

Wisam Szardowsk

Explainer

How would you describe the character of the king in the lady or the tiger?

In "The Lady or the Tiger," the Stockton employs irony in his character description of the king: He is a man of "exuberant fancy" He possesses an authority so irresistible that, at his will, he turned his varied fancies into facts.

Nazim Aburuza

Explainer

Which came out of the opened door -- the lady or the tiger?

Quick Answer. The author of "The Lady or the Tiger?" never reveals what is behind the door. The princess indicates that her lover should choose the door on the right, however, we know that the princess—like her father—has a “barbaric” streak.

Dorleta Dinu

Pundit

How does the author show that the king is semi barbaric?

The author shows the king is semi-barbaric by describing his system of "justice." Rather than using facts and evidence to determine whether a person is guilty or innocent of a crime, the king uses a superstitious method that is akin to having a person walk on hot coals.

Stoian Lu:

Pundit

What happens in the lady or the tiger?

The lover is forced into an arena where he must open one of two doors. Behind one door is a tiger. Behind the other door is a lady that he would be forced to marry. The lady is a beautiful woman of whom the princess, the semi-barbaric king's semi-barbaric daughter, is jealous.

Assya Urgu

Pundit

What does semi barbaric mean?

According to the dictionary definition of semi-barbaric, semi- means half and barbaric means savage or uncivilized. Barbaric is a word that comes from Ancient Greece, meaning brutal and cruel, which are adjectives that may not make perfect sense when combined with the prefix semi-.

Nivaria Yugai

Pundit

What is the tone of the story the lady or the tiger?

The tone of the story is ironic. Irony is saying the opposite of what you really mean. In reality, Stockton (or, more precisely, his narrator) is appalled with this king and the way he dispenses so-called justice.

Gaston Dickmanns

Pundit

What is the point of view of the lady or the tiger?

The story is told in third-person omniscient point of view. This means that the narrator knows the thoughts and actions of all the characters. The narrator sets the story in fairy-tale mode—“In the very olden time”—and then addresses the reader directly, in the first-person mode, after the young man makes his choice.

Yuqing

Teacher

How does the theme that actions have consequences develop in the story the lady or the tiger?

The most notable theme in The Lady, or the Tiger? is that actions have consequences. After all, it is the action of the princess to decide if her love is killed before her eyes or if he spends the rest of his life married to another woman. The reader does not learn if the man chooses the door indicated by the princess.

Costache Moacho

Teacher

What does the lady symbolize in the lady or the tiger?

The doors represent fate, the tiger represents death and punishment, the lady symbolizes innocence and reward (it's not her fault she's lovely and the Princess is jealous).